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Biodegradation of Medical Purpose Polymeric Materials and Their Impact on Biocompatibility

  • Tamariz E
  • Rios-Ramrez A
InTech, (2013)
DOI: 10.5772/56220
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Abstract

... A very important factor in biodegradation is the interaction with the immune system and their specialized cells. Polymeric materials can be degraded inside the body by at least three general mechanisms , oxidation, hydrolytic, and enzymatic mechanism . 3.1. ...

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Tamariz, E., & Rios-Ramrez, A. (2013). Biodegradation of Medical Purpose Polymeric Materials and Their Impact on Biocompatibility. In Biodegradation - Life of Science. InTech. https://doi.org/10.5772/56220

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