Hydrolytic degradation of composites of poly(L-lactide-co-Éε- caprolactone) 70/30 and β-tricalcium phosphate

Journal of Biomaterials Applications

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 529-543

  Ahola, Niina ^a,b   Veiranto, Minna ^a,c   Rich, Jaana ^d   Efimov, Alexander ^a   Hannula, Markus ^a   Seppälä, Jukka ^d   Kellomäki, Minna ^a,b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c Bioretec Ltd   (Finland)

^d AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biodegradable; bone filling; bone grafting; composite; hydrolytic degradation; poly(L lactide co caprolactone); tricalcium phosphate

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE; BONE FILLING; BONE GRAFTING; CAPROLACTONE; HYDROLYTIC DEGRADATION; TRI-CALCIUM PHOSPHATES;

BONE; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DEGRADATION;

BIOMATERIALS;

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; POLY(LEVO LACTIDE CO EPSILON CAPROLACTONE); POLYCAPROLACTONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE CONDUCTION; BONE FILLER; BONE GRAFT; COMPOSITE GRAFT; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; HYDROLYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

BIODEGRADABLE; BONE FILLING; BONE GRAFTING; COMPOSITE; HYDROLYTIC DEGRADATION; POLY(L-LACTIDE-CO-Ε-CAPROLACTONE); TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BUFFERS; CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYESTERS; X-RAY MICROTOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 84886781570     PISSN: 08853282     EISSN: 15308022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0885328212462258     Document Type: Article

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