Studies on epoxy compound fixation

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 177-186

  Sung, Hsing Wen ^a   Cheng, Wen Huey ^a   Chiu, Ing Sh ^b   Hsu, Hung Liang ^a   Liu, Shen An ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; EPOXY RESINS; FRACTURE FIXATION; PH EFFECTS; THERMAL EFFECTS; TISSUE;

CROSSLINKING DENSITIES; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; FIXATION RATES; GLUTARALDEHYDES; TISSUE CALCIFICATION; TISSUE STIFFNESS;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

BIOMATERIAL; EPOXIDE; GLUTARALDEHYDE;

ARTICLE; BIOPROSTHESIS; CROSS LINKING; DENATURATION; DENSITY;

ANIMALS; BIOPROSTHESIS; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; FIXATIVES; GLUTARAL; HUMIDITY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; NINHYDRIN; PERICARDIUM; PROTEIN DENATURATION; SWINE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0030249427     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4636(199623)33:3<177::AID-JBM7>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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