Sterilization of biodegradable polymers

Degradable Polymers for Skeletal Implants

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 123-138

  Annala, Tuija ^a   Kellomäki, Minna ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINITY; ETHYLENE; INJECTION MOLDING; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); TEMPERATURE;

DEGRADATION BEHAVIOURS; DRY HEAT; E-BEAMS; ELECTRON BEAM IRRADIATION; ETHYLENE OXIDE GAS; LOW TEMPERATURE PLASMAS;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS;

EID: 84888878407     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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