Water absorption characteristics of novel Cu/LDPE nanocomposite for use in intrauterine devices

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 345-352

  Xia, Xianping ^a   Cai, Shuizhou ^a   Hu, Junhui ^a   Xie, Changsheng ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Copper nanoparticles; IUD; Nanocomposite; Polymer; Water absorption

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; COPPER COMPOUNDS; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER ABSORPTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BIRTH CONTROL; COPPER NANOPARTICLES; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES; POLYMER MATRIX;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

COPPER INTRAUTERINE DEVICE; COPPER LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE; POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIRTH CONTROL; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; DIFFUSION; ECONOMICS; GRAVIMETRY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; NANOPARTICLE; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; SAFETY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; WATER ABSORPTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY;

ABSORPTION; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; INTRAUTERINE DEVICES, COPPER; NANOTECHNOLOGY; POLYETHYLENE; WATER;

EID: 33750433220     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.30548     Document Type: Article

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