Biocompatibility of corroding tungsten coils: In vitro assessment of degradation kinetics and cytotoxicity on human cells

Biomaterials

Volumn 24, Issue 22, 2003, Pages 4057-4061

  Peuster, Matthias ^a   Fink, Christoph ^b   Von Schnakenburg, Christian ^c  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; Biodegradation; Cell viability; Corrosion; In vitro test; Metal ion toxicity

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CORROSION; ELECTROLYTES; PATHOLOGY; PULMONARY DISEASES; TUNGSTEN;

FIBROBLASTS (FB);

BIOMATERIALS;

TUNGSTEN;

ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABILITY; BLOOD LEVEL; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; DEGRADATION KINETICS; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EVALUATION; FIBROBLAST; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; IMMERSION; LD 50; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

EID: 0038354711     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(03)00274-6     Document Type: Article

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