Poly-4-hydroxybutyrate (P4HB): A new generation of resorbable medical devices for tissue repair and regeneration

Biomedizinische Technik

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 439-452

  Williams, Simon F ^a   Rizk, Said ^a   Martin, David P ^a  

^a TEPHA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorbable; Degradable; Fiber; Mesh; Poly 4 hydroxybutyrate; Resorbable

Indexed keywords

FIBERS; REPAIR;

4-HYDROXYBUTYRATE; ABSORBABLE; DEGRADABLE; MESH; RESORBABLE;

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT;

BIOMATERIAL; POLY(4-HYDROXYBUTANOATE); POLYESTER; POLY(4 HYDROXYBUTANOATE); TISSUE SCAFFOLD;

BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; DEVICES; PROSTHESIS; SYNTHESIS; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE REGENERATION; TISSUE SCAFFOLD; EQUIPMENT; REVIEW;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; GUIDED TISSUE REGENERATION; POLYESTERS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; TISSUE ENGINEERING; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 84889077165     PISSN: 00135585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/bmt-2013-0009     Document Type: Review

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