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Bioactive glasses ; Materials, properties and applications /

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Due to their biocompatibility and bioactivity, bioactive glasses are used extensively as implant materials throughout the human body to replace or repair damaged tissue. This title provides the reader with a comprehensive review of the status of this material and its applications, technologies and f...

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Main Author: Ylanen, Heimo O.
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Cambridge : Woodhead Publishing Ltd, 2011.
Series:Woodhead Publishing Online.
Subjects:
Biomedical materials.
Glass-ceramics.
Glass.
Biomedical and Dental Materials
Biocompatible Materials
Glass
Biomatériaux.
Vitrocéramique.
Verre.
glass (material)
HEALTH & FITNESS > Holism.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Reference.
MEDICAL > Alternative Medicine.
MEDICAL > Atlases.
MEDICAL > Essays.
MEDICAL > Family & General Practice.
MEDICAL > Holistic Medicine.
MEDICAL > Osteopathy.
Biomedical materials
Glass-ceramics
Bioaktive Verbindungen
Glas
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Due to their biocompatibility and bioactivity, bioactive glasses are used extensively as implant materials throughout the human body to replace or repair damaged tissue. This title provides the reader with a comprehensive review of the status of this material and its applications, technologies and future trends.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
ISBN:9780857093318
0857093312