Investigation of graphene oxide as reinforcement for orthopaedic applications

Tribology - Materials, Surfaces and Interfaces

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-6

  Suner S ^a   Emami, N ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Graphene oxide; Nanocomposites; Total joint replacements; UHMWPE

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894584589     PISSN: 17515831     EISSN: 1751584X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1751584X13Y.0000000053     Document Type: Article

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