Comparison of the properties of AMVISC and Healon

M M Leith; S A Loftus; J W Kuo; D P DeVore; E U Keates

doi:10.1016/s0886-3350(87)80108-6

Comparison of the properties of AMVISC and Healon

J Cataract Refract Surg. 1987 Sep;13(5):534-6. doi: 10.1016/s0886-3350(87)80108-6.

Authors

M M Leith¹, S A Loftus, J W Kuo, D P DeVore, E U Keates

Affiliation

¹ MedChem Products, Inc., Acton, Massachusetts 01720.

PMID: 3668836
DOI: 10.1016/s0886-3350(87)80108-6

Abstract

A standardized investigation to compare the biophysical characteristics of two sodium hyaluronate products, AMVISC and Healon, was conducted. Results showed that the two products exhibited similar biophysical properties. AMVISC exhibited an average kinematic viscosity of 41,554 centistokes and a calculated average molecular weight of 2.04 X 10(6) daltons. Healon exhibited an average kinematic viscosity of 47,271 centistokes and a calculated average molecular weight of 2.43 X 10(6) daltons.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Biophysical Phenomena
Biophysics
Hyaluronic Acid*
Molecular Weight
Viscosity

Substances

Hyaluronic Acid