Radiation sterilization of polymeric implant materials

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 22, Issue 13 S, 1988, Pages 133-144

  Bruck, Stephen D ^a   Mueller, Edward P ^b  

^a Stephen D Bruck Associates Inc ^*  (United States)

^b CENTER FOR DEVICES AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYMER;

METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RADIATION STERILIZATION; SHORT SURVEY;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; POLYMERS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RADIATION, IONIZING; STERILIZATION;

EID: 0023688210     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: 10974636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.820221306     Document Type: Article

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