Composites for hard tissue repair

• Main Authors: Mustafa, Zaleha B., Tanner, K.E
• Other Authors: Nicolais, Luigi
• Format: Book Section
• Language: English
• Published: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2012
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/10994/1/mustafa_and_tanner_2012.pdf; http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/10994/; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781118097298.weoc039/abstract;jsessionid=3E419F38A68076184680D9C2BF4C0970.f02t04
• Institution: Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka

Composite implants have been used in fracture fixation since the 1980s. Now filled polymer composites have been developed for applications from ear implants through to tissue engineering. In this article, both degradable and nondegradable composites are considered. The progress of development and so...