Development of highly bioactive and mechanically strong starch thermoplastic/bioglass composite biomaterials

Key Engineering Materials

Volumn 192-195, Issue , 2001, Pages 705-708

  Leonor, I B ^a   Sousa, R A ^a   Cunha, A M ^a   Zhong, Z P ^b   Greenspan, D ^b   Reis, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b US Biomaterials Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BODY FLUIDS; BONE CEMENT; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; EXTRUSION; GLASS CERAMICS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL TESTING; ORGANIC POLYMERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOPLASTICS;

BIOACTIVE MATERIALS; BIOGLASS; BONE REPLACEMENT; SIMULATED BODY FLUID; TWIN SCREW EXTRUSION;

BIOMATERIALS;

EID: 4243229866     PISSN: 10139826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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