Fabrication, chemical etching, and compressive strength of porous biomimetic SiC for medical implants

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3247-3254

  Torres Raya, Carmen ^a   Hernandez Maldonado, David ^a   Ramirez Rico, Joaquin ^a   Garcia Gañan, Carmen ^a   de Arellano Lopez, Antonio R ^a   Martinez Fernandez, Julian ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE SEVILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BIOMIMETICS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ETCHING; FABRICATION; PHOTORESISTS; SILICON; SILICON CARBIDE; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

CARBON PREFORMS; CHEMICAL ETCHINGS; ETCH RATES; ETCHING RATES; ETCHING TIMES; HUMAN BONES; INTERCONNECTED POROSITIES; MEDICAL IMPLANT MATERIALS; MEDICAL IMPLANTS; MELT INFILTRATIONS; PORE DISTRIBUTIONS; QUADRATIC DEPENDENCES; TAILORED PROPERTIES;

WET ETCHING;

ANISOTROPY; ASSEMBLY; CERAMICS; COMPRESSION STRENGTH; ETCHING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SILICON CARBIDE;

EID: 58049216322     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2008.0392     Document Type: Article

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