Natural and synthetic hydroxyapatite filled PCL: Mechanical properties and biocompatibility analysis

Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 301-313

  Calandrelli, Luigi ^a   Immirzi, Barbara ^a   Malinconico, Mario ^a   Luessenheide, Susanne ^b   Passaro, Irene ^c   Di Pasquale, Rachele ^c   Oliva, Adriana ^c  

^a Istituto di Chimica e Tecnologia dei Polimeri   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES OSNABRÜCK   (Germany)

^c SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; Hydroxyapatite; Polycaprolactone; Whiskers

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADATION; CERAMIC MATERIALS; HYDROXYAPATITE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYESTERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

PROLIFERATION; STEM CELLS;

BIOMATERIALS;

HYDROXYAPATITE; POLYCAPROLACTONE;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMECHANICS; BONE MARROW CELL; BONE MINERAL; CELL ADHESION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CERAMICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MATERIALS; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; MESENCHYME CELL; OSTEOBLAST; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STEM CELL;

EID: 3242724120     PISSN: 08839115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883911504045234     Document Type: Conference Paper

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