Self-reinforced composites of bioabsorbable polymer and bioactive glass with different bioactive glass contents. Part II: In vitro degradation

Acta Biomaterialia

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 156-164

  Niemelä, Tiiu ^a   Niiranen, Henna ^a   Kellomäki, Minna ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bioactive glass; Composite; Hydrolytic degradation; Polylactide; Self reinforced

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVE GLASS; BIODEGRADATION; DEGRADATION; FILLERS; PARTICLE REINFORCED COMPOSITES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; REINFORCEMENT; SALINE WATER; WATER ABSORPTION;

A-PARTICLES; BIOABSORBABLE POLYMER; GLASS CONTENT; HYDROLYTIC DEGRADATION; MATRIX MATERIALS; MATRIX POLYMERS; POLY LACTIDE; SELF REINFORCED; SELF REINFORCED COMPOSITE; VITRO DEGRADATION BEHAVIORS;

PARTICLE SIZE;

BIOMATERIAL; FILLER; GLASS; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE; POLYLACTIDE; POLYMER; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BIODEGRADATION; BONE CONDUCTION; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION KINETICS; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; INCUBATION TIME; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ORTHOPEDICS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMAL STIMULATION; WATER ABSORPTION;

EID: 36248960559     PISSN: 17427061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2007.06.007     Document Type: Article

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