Using small angle X-ray scattering to investigate the variation in composition across a graduated region within an intervertebral disc prosthesis

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 787-795

  Gwynne, J H ^a   Cameron, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION SAMPLES; EMPIRICAL DATA; INTENSITY RATIO; INTERVERTEBRAL DISCS; LINESCAN; LUMBAR INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; POLYCARBONATE URETHANE; POLYMER SAMPLES; SMALL ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERING; STANDARD ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC VARIATION;

PROSTHETICS; SCATTERING; X RAY SCATTERING;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

POLYCARBONATE; POLYMER; POLYURETHAN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYURETHANES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SCATTERING, SMALL ANGLE; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 77951240383     PISSN: 09574530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10856-009-3869-z     Document Type: Article

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