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Characterisation of a novel poly (ether ether ketone)/calcium sulphate composite for bone augmentation

BACKGROUND: Calcium sulphate (CS) has been used in bone grafting since the 1800s. It has not replaced autograft as the gold standard, however, since its dissolution occurs rapidly in bodily fluids, meaning that the material cannot support long-term bone growth. Here, the polymer poly (ether ether ke...

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Autores principales: Hughes, Erik A. B., Grover, Liam M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5437598/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28529763
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40824-017-0093-7