Composite hydrogels for intervertebral disc prostheses

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 251-254

  Ambrosio, L ^a   Netti, P A ^a   Iannace, S ^a   Huang, S J ^b   Nicolais, L ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION TESTING; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; HYDROGELS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; STRESS ANALYSIS;

COMPOSITE HYDROGELS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC PROSTHESES;

PROSTHETICS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; HYDROGEL; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; WATER ABSORPTION;

EID: 0030151983     PISSN: 09574530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00058561     Document Type: Article

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