Mechanical properties and strength retention of carbon fibre-reinforced liquid crystalline polymer (LCP/CF) composite: An experimental study on rabbits

Biomaterials

Volumn 19, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 1219-1228

  Kettunen, J ^a   Makela E A ^a   Miettinen, H ^a   Nevalainen, T ^b   Heikkila M ^c   Pohjonen, T ^c   Tormala P ^c   Rokkanen, P ^d  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^d HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Carbon fiber; Composite; Experimental study; Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; BIOMATERIALS; BONE; ELASTIC MODULI; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; SHEAR STRENGTH;

FLEXURAL MODULUS; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

CARBON FIBER; POLYMER; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FEMUR; IMPLANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; CARBON; COMPOSITE RESINS; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELASTICITY; FEMUR; POLYMERS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RABBITS; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0032126757     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(98)00027-1     Document Type: Article

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