Surface studies on acrylic bone cement

Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) is used to fill the gap between the prosthesis and the surrounding bone in cemented arthroplasties. Biocompatibility problems related to bone cement application limit the clinical success of these cemented arthroplasties. Being the cement surface in close connection...

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Main Author: Bettencourt, A (author)
Other Authors: Calado, A (author), Amaral, J (author), Alfaia, A (author), Vale, FM (author), Monteiro, J (author), Montemor, MF (author), Ferreira, MGS (author), Castro, M (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10451/20894
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ul.pt:10451/20894