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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| Format: | article |
| Language: | eng |
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2003
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1822/3968 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/3968 |