Preparation of bioactive coatings on the surface of bioinert polymers through an innovative auto-catalytic electroless route

Key Engineering Materials

Volumn 284-286, Issue , 2005, Pages 203-206

  Oliveira, J M ^a   Leonor, I B ^a   Reis, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Apatite; Auto catalytic; Bioactivity; Biodegradable; Coating; Polymers

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; BODY FLUIDS; COATED MATERIALS; ELECTROLESS PLATING; INJECTION MOLDING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYETHYLENES; STARCH;

AUTO-CATALYTIC COATINGS; BIOACTIVE COATINGS; BIOACTIVE FILMS; SIMULATED BODY FLUID (SBF);

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS;

EID: 33750382308     PISSN: 10139826     EISSN: 16629795     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/0-87849-961-x.203     Document Type: Article

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