The Second World Congress on Biomaterials was held in Washington, D. C., U.S.A., on April 27 - May 1, 1984. The meeting was the 16th international biomaterials symposium and was held in conjunction with the 10th annual meeting of the Society for Biomaterials. There were 140 papers dealing with applications of biomaterials in orthopedics, 78 papers dealing with biomaterials for cardiovascular applications, 39 papers dealing with dental applications of biomaterials, ...
Investigation was performed in efforts to design glass containers, which will dispose of themselves after utilization, under the action of rain water. Specimens of soda glass composition have been employed which exhibit moderately slow dissolution tendencies in contact with aqueous media. A WATER- INSOLUBLE POLYACID HAS BEEN EMPLOYED AS A PRIMING LAYER, ONTO WHICH A POLYMERIC BARRIER COATING CAN BE ATTACHED FIRMLY. Polyvinyl hydrogen phthalate was chosen as undercoating for ...
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