Polymeric Biomaterials for Medical Implants and Devices

ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 454-472

  Teo, Adrian J T ^a   Mishra, Abhinay ^a   Park, Inkyu ^c   Kim, Young Jin ^a   Park, Woo Tae ^b   Yoon, Yong Jin ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b Seoul National University of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^c Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

biocompatible; biomedical; medical devices; medical implants; packaging; polymer

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; DIMETICONE; ION; LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLYMER; NANOCOMPOSITE; PARYLENE; POLITEF; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); POLYAMIDE; POLYETHYLENE; POLYIMIDE; POLYMER; POLYPROPYLENE; POLYURETHAN; POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; GAS PERMEABILITY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MEDICAL DEVICE; MICROTECHNOLOGY; MOISTURE; PACKAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER PERMEABILITY;

EID: 85034003157     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23739878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.5b00429     Document Type: Review

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