Layer manufacturing of polymer/bioceramic implants for bone replacement and tissue growth

Virtual Modelling and Rapid Manufacturing - Advanced Research in Virtual and Rapid Prototyping

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 127-131

  Hao, L ^a   Savalani, M M ^a   Harris, R A ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVE CERAMIC; BIOCOMPATIBLE POLYMER; BONE IMPLANT; BONE REPLACEMENT; COMPUTER MODELS; EXPERIMENTAL MATERIALS; HDPE COMPOSITE; LAYER MANUFACTURING; LAYER MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES; NATURAL BONE; SCAFFOLD STRUCTURES; SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING; TISSUE GROWTH; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BONE; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; HYDROXYAPATITE; LASER HEATING; MANUFACTURE; POLYMERS; RAPID PROTOTYPING; SCAFFOLDS; SINTERING; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH;

EID: 78649821688     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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