Hydroxyapatite foams for bone replacement

Key Engineering Materials

Volumn 284-286, Issue , 2005, Pages 341-344

  Ranito, C M S ^a,b,c   Costa Oliveira, F A ^b   Borges, J P ^a  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIA DOS MATERIAIS   (Portugal)

^b INETI   (Portugal)

^c Catimedical   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bioceramics; Bone substitute; Hydroxyapatite; Macroporous structure

Indexed keywords

BIOCERAMICS; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BONE; FOAMS; NUTRIENTS; ORTHOPEDICS;

BONE SUBSTITUTE; FOAM CELL SIZE; HYDROXYAPATITE FOAMS; MACROPOROUS STRUCTURE;

HYDROXYAPATITE;

EID: 33747392678     PISSN: 10139826     EISSN: 16629795     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/0-87849-961-x.341     Document Type: Article

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