Analysis of in vitro enzymatic and oxidative degradation of polyurethanes

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1988, Pages 509-527

  Ratner, B D ^a   Gladhill, K W ^a   Horbett, T A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING - SURGICAL IMPLANTS; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS - GEL PERMEATION; ENZYMES - MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; POLYMERS - DEGRADATION;

FOREIGN BODY REACTION; INFLAMMATORY CELL ENZYMES; METAL-CATALYZED DEGRADATION; OXIDATIVE DEGRADATION; POLY(ETHER URETHANE);

POLYURETHANES;

POLYETHERURETHAN; POLYURETHAN;

ARTIFICIAL HEART; CATHETER; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PACEMAKER LEAD;

CHYMOTRYPSIN; KINETICS; LEUCYL AMINOPEPTIDASE; METALS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PAPAIN; POLYURETHANES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0024035141     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: 10974636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.820220607     Document Type: Article

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