Particle size of fillers affects permeability of polymethylmethacrylate

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 461, Issue , 2007, Pages 64-67

  McLaren, A C ^a,b   McLaren, S G ^c,d   McLemore, R ^b   Vernon, B L ^b  

^a BANNER GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Arizona State University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FILLER; PHENOLPHTHALEIN; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SUCROSE; XYLITOL; DRUG CARRIER;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ELUTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COLOR; DRUG EFFECT; POROSITY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COLOR; DRUG CARRIERS; PARTICLE SIZE; PERMEABILITY; PHENOLPHTHALEIN; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; POROSITY; SUCROSE; XYLITOL;

EID: 34548330004     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BLO.0b013e31811f350d     Document Type: Conference Paper

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