Real three-dimensional microfabrication for biodegradable polymers - Demonstration of high-resolution and biocompatibility for implantable microdevices

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 26 IV, Issue , 2004, Pages 2679-2682

  Ikuta, Koji ^a   Yamada, Akira ^a   Niikura, Fuminori ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biodegradable polymer; Fused deposition modeling; Microfabrication; Poly(lactide); Three dimensional

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; DEPOSITION; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCAFFOLDS; SOLVENTS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS; THERMOPLASTICS;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; FUSED DEPOSITION MODELING (FDM); MICROFABRICATION; POLY(LACTIDE);

POLYMERS;

EID: 11144314317     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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