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Title Degradable polymers for skeletal implants / Paul I.J.M. Wuisman and Theodoor H. Smit, editors
Published New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2009]

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Contents ""DEGRADABLE POLYMERS FOR SKELETAL IMPLANTS""; ""DEDICATION""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""ABOUT THE EDITORS""; ""PART I: BASIC SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING""; ""THE MOLECULAR STRUCTURE OF DEGRADABLE POLYMERS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS""; ""THE CHEMISTRY OF ESTERS""; ""THE CHEMISTRY OF POLYESTERS""; ""POLYMER TERMINOLOGY""; ""BIOCOMPATIBILITY OF BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS""; ""POLYESTERS AS BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS""; ""1. Poly(lactic acid), PLA""; ""2. Poly(glycolic acid), PGA""; ""3. Copolymers of PGA and PLA, Poly(lactide-co-glycolide), PLGA""
""4. Bacterial Polyesters""""5. Other Polyesters""; ""6. Polyurethanes""; ""BIODEGRADATION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""TIME-DEPENDENT FAILURE IN LOAD-BEARING POLYMERS. A POTENTIAL HAZARD IN STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS OF POLYLACTIDES""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""DELAYED FAILURE IN POLYMERS""; ""Phenomenology""; ""Origin""; ""Intrinsic Deformation Behavior""; ""Predictability of Failure""; ""Delayed Failure of Polylactides""; ""Materials""; ""Mechanical Evaluation""; ""Long-Term Performance of PLA's Vs other Glassy Polymers""; ""Influence of Molecular Degradation""; ""CONCLUDING REMARKS""
""CLINICAL APPLICATIONS OF DEGRADABLE COMPOSITES""""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""PRODUCT REALIZATION: THE PROCESSING OF BIOABSORBABLE POLYMERS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""THE PROCESS OF PRODUCT REALIZATION""; ""CRITICAL PERFORMANCE CRITERIA""; ""Material Physical Properties Directly Affected by ""; ""Device Delivery""; ""Healing Response""; ""Wound Environment Issues""; ""Bioabsorbable Material Availability""; ""Manufacturability""; ""RAW MATERIAL""; ""POLYMER BLENDS AND COMPOSITES""; ""QUALITY ASSURANCE PROTOCOLS""; ""MELT PROCESSING""; ""MOLDED THREAD FORMS""; ""MACHINING""
Bibliography Includes bibliographic refeneces and index
Notes English
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Subject Polymers in medicine.
Polyesters -- Biocompataibility
Orthopedic implants.
Polymers.
Biomedical materials.
Polymers
Biocompatible Materials
Materials Testing
Prostheses and Implants
Prosthesis Implantation
Orthopedic Fixation Devices
polymers.
MEDICAL -- Instruments & Supplies.
Orthopedic implants
Polyesters -- Biocompatibility
Polymers in medicine
Form Electronic book
Author Wuisman, Paul I. J. M., editor
Smit, Theodoor Henri, 1965- editor.
LC no. 2020685044
ISBN 9781617283574
1617283576
1606924265
9781606924266