Biomedical applications of polymer-composite materials: A review

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1189-1224

  Ramakrishna, S ^a   Mayer, J ^b   Wintermantel, E ^c   Leong, Kam W ^d  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biocomposites; Bioengineering; Biomaterials; Biomedical engineering; Implants; Medical devices; Polymer composites; Prosthesis

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; POLYMERS; TISSUE;

BIOMEDICAL APPILCATIONS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; MEDICAL TEXTILE; POLYMER; PROSTHESIS;

EID: 0035397504     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(00)00241-4     Document Type: Article

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