Biocompatibility study of beta tricalcium phosphate bioceramics and chitosan biopolymer and their use as phantoms for medical imaging applications

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2923-2927

  Augustine, Robin ^a   Kalappura, Ullas G ^b   Laheurte, Jean Marc ^a   Mathew, Kattackal T ^b  

^a National Centre of Scientific Research   (France)

^b Department of Physics   (India)

Author keywords

Beta tricalcium phosphate; Bioceramics; Chitosan; Dielectric properties; Microwave absorption

Indexed keywords

BETA TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE; BIOMEDICAL IMPLANTS; BIORESORPTION; CHITOSAN POWDER; DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS; DIELECTRIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN TISSUES; MICROWAVE ABSORPTION; MICROWAVE IMAGING; S-PARAMETERS; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION RATE;

ABSORPTION; BIOCERAMICS; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMOLECULES; BIOPOLYMERS; CERAMIC CAPACITORS; CHITOSAN; DIELECTRIC LOSSES; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; MEDICAL IMAGING; MICROWAVE FREQUENCIES; PELLETIZING; SCATTERING PARAMETERS; TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROTOCOL;

CHITIN;

EID: 70349595239     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.24752     Document Type: Article

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