LEADER 04753nam 2200625Ia 450 001 9910460008703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-61728-357-6 035 $a(CKB)2670000000041836 035 $a(EBL)3018052 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000415579 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11297105 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000415579 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10410719 035 $a(PQKB)10673315 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3018052 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3018052 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10658974 035 $a(OCoLC)923654846 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000041836 100 $a20081027d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aDegradable polymers for skeletal implants$b[electronic resource] /$fPaul I.J.M. Wuisman and Theo H. Smit, editors 210 $aNew York $cNova Science Publishers$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (407 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-60692-426-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""DEGRADABLE POLYMERS FOR SKELETAL IMPLANTS""; ""DEDICATION""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""ABOUT THE EDITORS""; ""PART I: BASIC SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING""; ""THE MOLECULAR STRUCTURE OF DEGRADABLE POLYMERS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS""; ""THE CHEMISTRY OF ESTERS""; ""THE CHEMISTRY OF POLYESTERS""; ""POLYMER TERMINOLOGY""; ""BIOCOMPATIBILITY OF BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS""; ""POLYESTERS AS BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS""; ""1. Poly(lactic acid), PLA""; ""2. Poly(glycolic acid), PGA""; ""3. Copolymers of PGA and PLA, Poly(lactide-co-glycolide), PLGA"" 327 $a""4. Bacterial Polyesters""""5. Other Polyesters""; ""6. Polyurethanes""; ""BIODEGRADATION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""TIME-DEPENDENT FAILURE IN LOAD-BEARING POLYMERS. A POTENTIAL HAZARD IN STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS OF POLYLACTIDES""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""DELAYED FAILURE IN POLYMERS""; ""Phenomenology""; ""Origin""; ""Intrinsic Deformation Behavior""; ""Predictability of Failure""; ""Delayed Failure of Polylactides""; ""Materials""; ""Mechanical Evaluation""; ""Long-Term Performance of PLA's Vs other Glassy Polymers""; ""Influence of Molecular Degradation""; ""CONCLUDING REMARKS"" 327 $a""REFERENCES""""POLY(LACTIDE)S AND THEIR COPOLYMERS: PHYSICAL PROPERTIES AND HYDROLYTIC DEGRADATION""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""1. SYNTHESIS""; ""2. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES""; ""2.1. Effect of Molecular Characteristics""; ""2.2. Effect of Highly Ordered Structures""; ""2.3. Effect of Polymer Blending""; ""2.4. Effects of Material Morphology""; ""2. SURFACE PROPERTIES""; ""3. HYDROLYTIC DEGRADATION""; ""5.1. Effects of Molecular Structures""; ""5.2. Effects of Highly Ordered Structures""; ""5.3. Effects of Blending and Additives""; ""5.4. Effects of Material Morphology""; ""CONCLUSION"" 327 $a""REFERENCES""""COMPOSITES BASED ON DEGRADABLE POLYMERS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""MATRIX MATERIALS""; ""MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF COMPOSITES""; ""IN VITRO AND IN VIVO TESTING OF COMPOSITES""; ""MANUFACTURE OF COMPOSITES PHB/PHV BASED COMPOSITES""; ""POLYGLYCOLIC ACID (PGA) AND POLYLACTIC ACID (PLA) BASED COMPOSITES""; ""POLYCAPROLACTONE (PCL) BASED COMPOSITES""; ""PEO BASED COMPOSITES""; ""HYDROGEL BASED POLYMER COMPOSITES""; ""COMPOSITES USED FOR SCAFFOLDS""; ""IN VITRO TESTING OF DEGRADATION BEHAVIOUR""; ""IN VITRO TESTING OF BIOCOMPATIBILITY""; ""IN VIVO TESTING OF COMPOSITES"" 327 $a""CLINICAL APPLICATIONS OF DEGRADABLE COMPOSITES""""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""PRODUCT REALIZATION: THE PROCESSING OF BIOABSORBABLE POLYMERS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""THE PROCESS OF PRODUCT REALIZATION""; ""CRITICAL PERFORMANCE CRITERIA""; ""Material Physical Properties Directly Affected by ""; ""Device Delivery""; ""Healing Response""; ""Wound Environment Issues""; ""Bioabsorbable Material Availability""; ""Manufacturability""; ""RAW MATERIAL""; ""POLYMER BLENDS AND COMPOSITES""; ""QUALITY ASSURANCE PROTOCOLS""; ""MELT PROCESSING""; ""MOLDED THREAD FORMS""; ""MACHINING"" 327 $a""CONCLUSION"" 606 $aPolymers in medicine 606 $aPolyesters$xBiocompatibility 606 $aOrthopedic implants 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPolymers in medicine. 615 0$aPolyesters$xBiocompatibility. 615 0$aOrthopedic implants. 676 $a610.28/4 701 $aWuisman$b Paul I. J. M$0892247 701 $aSmit$b Theo M$0892248 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910460008703321 996 $aDegradable polymers for skeletal implants$91992429 997 $aUNINA