Multi-scale modeling of photopolymerization for medical hydrogel-implant design

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 8592, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Schmocker, Andreas ^a   Khoushabi, Azadeh ^a   Farahi, Salma ^a   Pioletti, Dominique ^a   Bourban, Pierre Etienne ^a   Manson, Jan A ^a   Moser, Christophe ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

cross linking; in situ photopolymerization; injectable hydrogel; light scattering; lumbar intervertebral disc; Monte Carlo simulation; nucleus pulpous replacement; Polymerized medical implant

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION AND SCATTERINGS; INJECTABLE HYDROGELS; LOCAL MATERIAL PROPERTIES; LUMBAR INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS; MEDICAL IMPLANTS; NUCLEUS PULPOUS REPLACEMENT; SCATTERING AND ABSORPTION;

FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); LIGHT SCATTERING; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION; POLYMERIZATION;

HYDROGELS;

EID: 84878100468     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.2002828     Document Type: Conference Paper

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