Preparation and characterisation of poly vinyl alcohol/hydroxyapatite nanocomposite via in situ synthesis: A potential material as bone tissue engineering scaffolds

International Journal of Nanomanufacturing

Volumn 5, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 330-334

  Poursamar, S A ^a   Orang, F ^a   Bonakdar, S ^a   Savar, M Khorshid ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bone scaffold; HA; Hydroxyapatite; Poly vinyl alcohol; PVA

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; HYDROXYAPATITE; NANOCOMPOSITES;

BONE SCAFFOLDS; BONE TISSUE ENGINEERING; FTIR ANALYSIS; IN-SITU SYNTHESIS; MINERALISATION; PARTICULATE LEACHING; POLYMERIC MATRICES; POTENTIAL MATERIALS;

SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY);

EID: 77954341537     PISSN: 17469392     EISSN: 17469406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJNM.2010.033875     Document Type: Article

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