Influence of bioresorbable, unsintered hydroxyapatite/poly-L-lactide composite films on spinal cord, nerve roots, and epidural space

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 101-109

  Matsumoto, Masanori ^a   Chosa, Etsuo ^a   Nabeshima, Kazuki ^a   Shikinami, Yasuo ^b   Tajima, Naoya ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^b Takiron Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bioactivity; Composites; Hydroxyapatite; Poly L lactide; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; DEGRADATION; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); INFILTRATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THIN FILMS; VISCOSITY;

NERVE ROOTS;

BIOMATERIALS;

BIOMATERIAL; HYDROXYAPATITE; POLYLACTIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BONE CONDUCTION; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; EPIDURAL SPACE; FILM; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LAMINECTOMY; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NERVE ROOT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPINAL CORD; VISCOSITY; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE AND BONES; DURAPATITE; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; EPIDURAL SPACE; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYESTERS; RABBITS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; TISSUE FIXATION; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0036159280     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.1283     Document Type: Article

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