Biocompatibility testing of novel starch-based materials with potential application in orthopaedic surgery: a preliminary study

This paper describes an extensive biocompatibility evaluation of biodegradable starch-based materials aimed at orthopaedic applications as temporary bone replacement fixation implants. For that purpose, a polymer (starch/ethylene vinyl alcohol blend, SEVA-C) and a composite of SEVA-C reinforced with...

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Main Author: Mendes, Sandra C. (author)
Other Authors: Reis, R. L. (author), Bovell, Yvonne P. (author), Cunha, A. M. (author), Blitterswijk, C. A. van (author), Bruijn, J. D. de (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2001
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/259
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/259