Development of semicrystalline poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogels for biomedical applications

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1977, Pages 423-434

  Peppas, Nikolaos A ^a,b   Merrill, Edward W ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT - RESEARCH; PROSTHETICS - RESEARCH; VINYL RESINS - APPLICATIONS;

HYDROGELS; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

GELS;

POLYVINYL ALCOHOL;

CARTILAGE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ELECTRON BEAM; JOINT; METHODOLOGY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; THEORETICAL STUDY;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; ELECTRONS; GELS; HEPARIN; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0017487435     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: 10974636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.820110309     Document Type: Article

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