Calcium phosphate bone graft substitutes: Failures and hopes

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2663-2671

  Bohner, Marc ^a   Galea, Laetitia ^a   Doebelin, Nicola ^a  

^a RMS Foundation   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

TCP; TCP; Biological; Biomaterial; Bone; Calcium phosphate; HA; LBL; Na MTM; Physico chemical; PMMA; PVA

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL; HA; LBL; NA-MTM; PHYSICO-CHEMICALS; PMMA; PVA;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMATERIALS; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; CERAMIC MATERIALS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL);

BONE;

EID: 84861657625     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2012.02.028     Document Type: Article

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