oxidized cellulose

Oxidized cellulose is a water insoluble derivative of cellulose.

Bleeding from the veins associated with the middle meningeal artery is often quite brisk but can generally be controlled with oxidized cellulose packing.

If inadvertent injury occurs, bleeding can generally be controlled with intraluminal oxidized cellulose packing, electrocautery, or hemoclips.

The in tensor tympani tendon is sectioned and the eustachian tube is packed with oxidized cellulose packing.

Oxidized cellulose may contain carboxylic acid, aldehyde, and/or ketone groups, in addition to the original hydroxyl groups of the starting material, cellulose, depending on the nature of the oxidant and reaction conditions.