Effect of preservation/sterilization processes on the shear strength of cortical bone

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Bioengineering Division (Publication) BED

Volumn 42, Issue , 1999, Pages 407-408

  Bianchi, John R ^a   Ross, Kevin ^a   Keesling Jr , James E ^a   Mills, C Randal ^a  

^a Regeneration Technologies Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS PRESERVATION; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVERIC EXPERIMENTS; GAMMA RAYS; GRAFTS; IRRADIATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RADIATION EFFECTS; STERILIZATION (CLEANING);

ALLOGRAFTS; CORTICAL BONE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; LYOPHILIZATION; TISSUE BANKING INDUSTRY;

BONE;

EID: 0033297280     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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