Nano-biotechnology: Carbon nanofibres as improved neural and orthopaedic implants

Nanotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 48-54

  Webster, Thomas J ^a   Waid, Michael C ^a   McKenzie, Janice L ^a   Price, Rachel L ^a   Ejiofor, Jeremiah U ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ENCAPSULATION; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYCARBONATES; POLYURETHANES; PROSTHETICS; TISSUE;

BONE IMPLANTS; CARBON NANOFIBRES; NEURAL IMPLANTS; ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANTS;

NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0742269372     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/15/1/009     Document Type: Article

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