Sodium silicate gel as a precursor for the in vitro nucleation and grow of a bone-like apatite coating in compact and porous polymeric structures

In the present work, a new methodology to produce bioactive coatings on the surface of starch-based biodegradable polymers or other polymeric biomaterials is proposed. A sodium silicate gel is employed as an alternative nucleating agent to the more typical bioactive glasses for inducing the formatio...

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Autor principal: Oliveira, A. L. (author)
Outros Autores: Malafaya, P. B. (author), Reis, R. L. (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2003
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/3968
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/3968