Calcium sulfate: Properties and clinical applications

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 597-610

  Thomas, Mark V ^a   Puleo, David A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biocompatible materials; Bone regeneration; Bone substitutes; Calcium sulfate; Regeneration

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE REGENERATION; BONE SUBSTITUTES; CALCIUM SULFATE; REGENERATION;

APPLICATIONS; BIOMATERIALS; BONE; CALCIUM; CALCIUM ALLOYS; DENTAL PROSTHESES; PHOTOMASKS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

ALGINIC ACID; AMOXICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BIOMATERIAL; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; CALCIUM SULFATE; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; CHITOSAN; DOXYCYCLINE; FIBROBLAST GROWTH FACTOR; GELATIN; GLASS; GROWTH FACTOR; HYALURONIC ACID; HYDROXYAPATITE; METHOTREXATE; OSTEOGENIC PROTEIN 1; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; POLITEF; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); POLYACRYLIC ACID; POLYLACTIC ACID; RECOMBINANT BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2; SIMVASTATIN; TEICOPLANIN; TOBRAMYCIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; UNINDEXED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BONE REGENERATION; CALCANEUS FRACTURE; DENTISTRY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAXILLARY SINUS; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPEDICS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; REVIEW; TISSUE REGENERATION; TOOTH IMPLANTATION;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE AND BONES; CALCIUM SULFATE; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; HUMANS; OSTEOGENESIS;

EID: 60849103485     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.31269     Document Type: Review

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