Influence of porous structure on bioresorbability: Tissue engineering scaffolds

Degradation Rate of Bioresorbable Materials: Prediction and Evaluation

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 234-264

  Tomlins, P ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); MANUFACTURE; TISSUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

BIORESORBABILITY; DEGRADABILITY; DEGRADATION PROCESS; POROUS STRUCTURES; TIME-SCALES; TISSUE ENGINEERING SCAFFOLD;

SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY);

EID: 80051941378     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1533/9781845695033.4.234     Document Type: Chapter

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