The Effect of Dehydration History on PVA/PVP Hydrogels for Nucleus Pulposus Replacement

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 135-140

  Thomas, Jonathan ^a   Gomes, Kate ^a   Lowman, Anthony ^a   Marcolongo, Michele ^a  

^a Drexel University   (United States)

Author keywords

Dehydration rehydration; Endoscopic; Hydrogels; Nucleus pulposus

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMERS; DEHYDRATION; FREEZING; HYDROGELS; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; SKIN; THAWING;

NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; POLYVINYL PYRROLIDONE (PVP);

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

POLYMER; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; POVIDONE;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CROSS LINKING; DEHYDRATION; ELASTICITY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HYDROGEL; IMPLANTATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DEGENERATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISEASE; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MACHINE; MECHANICAL STRESS; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; REHYDRATION; SKIN; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; TENSILE STRENGTH; VERTEBRA BODY;

EID: 2442490807     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.20023     Document Type: Article

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