The intention of the article 1 was to assess the likely impact of the environment on medical-grade silicone, and what effect this may have on the material properties. Two medical-grade silicones were chosen for their similarity to those materials used previously as small joint replacements. The diff
Letter to the editor: The effect of the environment on the mechanical properties of medical grade silicones
โ Scribed by Jim Curtis; Naema El Houari; Warren O. Haggard
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 54 KB
- Volume
- 90B
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1552-4973
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