Composites based on γ-ray irradiated HDPE and HA

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Volumn 418, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Karam, A ^a   Sanchez Y ^a   Dominguez N ^a   Gonzalez G ^a   Albano, C ^a   Reyes, J ^b   Reyes Turcu, P ^c  

^a INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^c UNIVERSITY POLITEHNICA OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BONE; GAMMA RAYS; HARDNESS; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; HYDROXYAPATITE; RIGIDITY; TOXICITY; VOLUME FRACTION;

BIOMEDICINE; CRYSTALLINITY; TISSUE REPLACEMENT;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 10044236477     PISSN: 15421406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15421400490479271     Document Type: Article

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