Influence of oxygen, albumin and pH on copper dissolution in a simulated uterine fluid

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 123-130

  Bastidas, D M ^a   Cano, E ^b   Mora, E M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL METALLURGY   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Albumin; Copper; Oxygen pressure; pH; Simulated uterine fluid; XPS and SEM

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; COPPER; OXYGEN;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DISSOLUTION; EXPERIMENTATION; MORPHOLOGY; OXIDATION; OXYGEN TENSION; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; UTERUS FLUID; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

ALBUMINS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BODY FLUIDS; COPPER; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OXYGEN; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 25444459397     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: 14730782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13625180500131642     Document Type: Article

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