The effect of strain state on the biostability of a poly(etherurethane urea) elastomer

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 319-329

  Schubert, Mark A ^a   Wiggins, Michael J ^a   Anderson, James M ^a   Hiltner, Anne ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; COMPACTION; DEFORMATION; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; OXYGEN; POLYETHERS; POLYURETHANES; SOLUTIONS; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; UREA;

AMORPHOUS ALIPHATIC ETHER ABSORBANCE; ATTENUATED TOTAL REFLECTION (ATR); BIOSTABILITY; COBALT CHLORIDE; OXIDATIVE AGENTS; POLYETHERURETHANE UREA;

ELASTOMERS;

ELASTOMER; POLYURETHAN;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; IMPLANT; MECHANICAL STRESS; OXIDATION; PROSTHESIS FAILURE;

EID: 0031554419     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4636(19970605)35:3<319::AID-JBM6>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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