Bioactive and mechanically strong Bioglass®-poly(D,L-lactic acid) composite coatings on surgical sutures

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 354-363

  Chen, Q Z ^a   Blaker, J J ^a   Boccaccini, A R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioactivity; Bioglass ; Coatings; Mechanical adherence; Poly(D,L lactic acid); Surgical sutures

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; COATINGS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TISSUE;

SCAFFOLD APPLICATIONS; TISSUES; WOUND HEALING;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS;

POLYGLACTIN; POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYMER;

ADHESION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MATERIAL COATING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUTURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TISSUE ENGINEERING; WOUND HEALING;

APATITES; BODY FLUIDS; CERAMICS; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; LACTIC ACID; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POLYMERS; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SUTURES; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 31544440991     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.30379     Document Type: Article

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