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The Addition of Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) Fibers to Apatitic Calcium Phosphate Cement Can Improve Its Toughness

Calcium phosphate cements, and in particular hydroxyapatite cements, have been widely investigated for use as bone void fillers due to their chemical similarity to bone and related osteoconductivity. However, they are brittle, which limits their use to non-load-bearing applications. The aim of the c...

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Autores principales: Luo, Jun, Faivre, Julien, Engqvist, Håkan, Persson, Cecilia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6540246/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31083315
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma12091531