Preparation of vaterite/poly(lactic acid) composites with excellent apatite-forming ability

Key Engineering Materials

Volumn 284-286, Issue , 2005, Pages 449-452

  Kasuga, T ^a,b   Maeda, H ^a   Jell, G ^b   Notingher, I ^b   Hench, L L ^b  

^a NAGOYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apatite formation; Biomineralization; Calcium carbonate; Composite; Poly(lactic acid)

Indexed keywords

APATITE; BENDING STRENGTH; BIOMINERALIZATION; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; LACTIC ACID; OSTEOBLASTS;

APATITE FORMATION; CALCIUM CARBONATE; OSTEOCLAST CULTURES; SURFACE SOAKING;

POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES;

EID: 34249030592     PISSN: 10139826     EISSN: 16629795     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4028/0-87849-961-x.449     Document Type: Article

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