Effect of gamma, ethylene oxide, electron beam, and plasma sterilization on the behaviour of SR-PLLA fibres in vitro

Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1325-1336

  Nuutinen, Juha Pekka ^a   Clerc, Claude ^b   Virta, Tuija ^c   Törmälä, Pertti ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b Bionx Implants Inc   (United States)

^c Bionx Implants Ltd   (Finland)

Author keywords

Electron beam; Ethylene oxide; Gamma; In vitro; Plasma; PLLA; Self reinforcing; Sterilization

Indexed keywords

ETHYLENE OXIDE; POLYLACTIDE;

ABSORPTION; CALORIMETER; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEGRADATION KINETICS; ELECTRON BEAM; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GAMMA RADIATION; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; IN VITRO STUDY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SAMPLE; TENSILE STRENGTH; VISCOMETER; VISCOSITY; YOUNG MODULUS;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; BETA RAYS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; ELASTICITY; ELECTRONS; ETHYLENE OXIDE; GAMMA RAYS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYESTERS; STERILIZATION; TENSILE STRENGTH; VISCOSITY;

EID: 12244297070     PISSN: 09205063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/15685620260449723     Document Type: Review

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