Effect of radio-opaque filler on biodegradable stent properties

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 47-52

  Chan, W A ^a   Bini, T B ^a   Venkatraman, Subbu S ^a   Boey, F Y C ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Biodegradable polymer; Degradation; Filler; Poly lactic co glycolic acid; Radial strength; Radiopacity; Stent

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; AMORPHOUS FILMS; BARIUM COMPOUNDS; BIODEGRADATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PH EFFECTS; POLYMERS;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; RADIAL STRENGTH; RADIOPACITY; STENT;

FILLERS;

BARIUM SULFATE; FILLER; PHOSPHATE; POLYGLACTIN; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BIODEGRADATION; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); PARTICLE SIZE; PH;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; BARIUM SULFATE; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; LACTIC ACID; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYMERS; STENTS;

EID: 33749021918     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: 15524965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.30714     Document Type: Article

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