Developing bioactive composite materials for tissue replacement

Biomaterials

Volumn 24, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 2133-2151

  Wang, Min ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bioceramics; Biomedical polymers; Bone analogue; Composites; Tissue replacement

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; TISSUE;

BIOACTIVE COMPOSITES;

BIOMATERIALS;

CHITIN; COPOLYMER; HYDROXYAPATITE; POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID); POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER; POLYSULFONE;

ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; BONE PROSTHESIS; BONE REGENERATION; CERAMICS; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; DENSITY; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; MATERIALS; OSTEOBLAST; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY CONTROL; SCIENCE; STANDARD; SUBSTITUTION THERAPY;

EID: 0037409891     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(03)00037-1     Document Type: Article

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