In-vivo degradation of poly(carbonate-urethane) based spine implants

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1225-1235

  Cipriani, E ^a   Bracco, P ^a   Kurtz, S M ^b   Costa, L ^a   Zanetti, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DSC; FTIR; In vivo degradation; Polycarbonate urethane

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ALTERATION; CHEMICAL DEGRADATION; DSC; FTIR; HARDNESS MEASUREMENT; IN-VIVO; MICROSCOPIC SURFACE; POLYCARBONATE URETHANE;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BYPRODUCTS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ESTERS; NOBELIUM; PLASTIC BOTTLES; POLYCARBONATES; SURFACE DEFECTS;

DEGRADATION;

BOTTLES; BYPRODUCTS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DEGRADATION; ESTERS; FOURIER ANALYSIS; INFRARED SPECTRA; PLASTIC CONTAINERS; POLYCARBONATES; POLYURETHANES;

EID: 84876908194     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2013.03.005     Document Type: Article

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