Solvent and melting induced microspheres sintering techniques: A comparative study of morphology and mechanical properties

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2019-2028

  Luciani, A ^a,b,c   Guarino, V ^c   Ambrosio, L ^c   Netti, P A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIO-INSPIRED; BIOACTIVE MOLECULES; BONE TISSUE ENGINEERING; BOTTOM UP APPROACH; BUILDING BLOCKES; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; HIGH POTENTIAL; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; MICRO-PARTICLES; MORPHOLOGY AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MULTIFUNCTIONAL POLYMER; PARTIAL DISSOLUTION; PORE DIMENSIONS; SINTERING PROCESS; SOLVENT INDUCED; VERSATILE METHODS;

DISSOLUTION; FEATURE EXTRACTION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MELTING; MICROSPHERES; MORPHOLOGY; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY); TISSUE;

SINTERING;

MICROSPHERE; POLYCAPROLACTONE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOLUTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MECHANICS; MELTING INDUCED MICROSPHERE SINTERING; NANOENGINEERING; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLVENT INDUCED MICROSPHERE SINTERING;

HOT TEMPERATURE; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSPHERES; SOLVENTS;

EID: 80755128248     PISSN: 09574530     EISSN: 15734838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10856-011-4390-8     Document Type: Article

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