An investigation on the polymer composite medical device - External fixator

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 563-590

  Baidya, K P ^a   Ramakrishna, S ^a   Rahman, M ^a   Ritchie, A ^b   Huang, Zheng Ming ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Axial stiffness; Fiber reinforced polymer composite; Ilizarov external fixator; In plane compressive strength; Radiolucency; Total mass attenuation coefficient (TMAC)

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HIP PROSTHESES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; POLYMERS; STIFFNESS;

FIXATORS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0037616165     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1106/073168403023292     Document Type: Article

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