The effects of dynamic compressive loading on biodegradable implants of 50-50% polylactic acid-polyglycolic acid

Tissue Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 61-74

  Thompson, Douglas E ^a   Mauli Agrawal, C ^a   Athanasiou, Kyriacos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYGLACTIN;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; COMPRESSION; DYNAMICS; IMPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION;

EID: 8944259446     PISSN: 10763279     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ten.1996.2.61     Document Type: Article

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