Nanoparticulate fillers improve the mechanical strength of bone cement

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 421-427

  Gomoll, Andreas H ^a   Fitz, Wolfgang ^a   Scott, Richard D ^a   Thornhill, Thomas S ^a   Bellare, Anuj ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM SULFATE; BONE CEMENT; FILLER; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOMATERIAL; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FATIGUE; MECHANICS; PACIFIER; PARTICLE SIZE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSION; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; CHEMISTRY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; IN VITRO STUDY; MATERIALS TESTING; MECHANICAL STRESS;

BARIUM SULFATE; BONE CEMENTS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPARTICLES; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 47249152334     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17453670710015349     Document Type: Article

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