Biodegradable metals and responsive biosensors for musculoskeletal applications

Nanotechnology Enabled In situ Sensors for Monitoring Health

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 115-137

  Liu, Huinan ^a  

^a University of California Riverside   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradable metals; Biomaterials; Biosensors; Magnesium alloys; Musculoskeletal applications; Orthopedic applications

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890204916     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-7291-0_6     Document Type: Chapter

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