In vitro degradation of a poly(propylene fumarate)/β-tricalcium phosphate composite orthopaedic scaffold

Tissue Engineering

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 207-215

  Peter, Susan J ^a,b   Nolley, Jessica A ^a   Widmer, Markus S ^a   Merwin, John E ^b   Yaszemski, Michael J ^c   Yasko, Alan W ^d   Engel, Paul S ^a   Mikos, Antonios G ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Rice University   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; POLYPROPYLENE;

ARTICLE; BONE PROSTHESIS; COMPRESSION; DEGRADATION; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRENGTH;

EID: 0030926346     PISSN: 10763279     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ten.1997.3.207     Document Type: Article

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