The effect of therapeutic irradiation on LactoSorb® absorbable copolymer

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 547-553

  Pietrzak, William S ^a   Gamboa, Maritza ^b   Patel, Ketan ^b   Sharma, Dushyant ^b   Kumar, Mukesh ^a   Eppley, Barry L ^c  

^a Biomet Incorporated   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Chicago   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorbable; Fixation; Polymer; Radiotherapy; X ray

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER; METAL; POLYMER; BIOMATERIAL; CHLOROFORM; LACTIC ACID; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYLACTIC ACID POLYGLYCOLIC ACID COPOLYMER; POLYLACTIC ACID-POLYGLYCOLIC ACID COPOLYMER; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; DEVICE; HYDROLYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; IONIZING RADIATION; MATERIALS TESTING; METAL IMPLANTATION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; VISCOSITY; X IRRADIATION; CHEMISTRY; ELASTICITY; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PLIABILITY; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIOTHERAPY; STATISTICS; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CHLOROFORM; DOSE FRACTIONATION; ELASTICITY; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; PLIABILITY; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYMERS; RADIOTHERAPY; SOLVENTS; STATISTICS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0036634064     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001665-200207000-00015     Document Type: Article

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