Using polyurethanes in medical applications

Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 98-109

  Wright, James I ^a  

^a James I Wright and Associates   (United States)

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EID: 33845865010     PISSN: 0194844X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
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References (7)

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