## Abstract Many hydrogels have been proposed as articular cartilage replacements as an alternative to partial or total joint replacements. In the current study, poly(vinyl alcohol)/poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVA/PVP) hydrogels were investigated as potential cartilage replacements by investigating th
Development and characterization of Poly (vinyl alcohol) based hydrogels for potential use as an articular cartilage replacement
✍ Scribed by Adolfo Sebastián Maiolo; Matías Nicolás Amado; Jimena Soledad Gonzalez; Vera Alejandra Alvarez
- Book ID
- 116760426
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 575 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0928-4931
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