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Materials for Biomedical Applications—Bone and Joint Replacements
Author(s) -
Heimke Günther
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.198905181
Subject(s) - joint (building) , nanotechnology , computer science , materials science , engineering , architectural engineering
Research News: Biomaterials replace body tissues which no longer fulfill their function. In the first article of a quarterly review series Günther Heimke traces the development of biomaterials research and highlights important areas such as ceramics, polymers and the interfaces between these materials and the organic host environment.