The Application of Corals in Bone Tissue Engineering

Natural coral exoskeleton and coralline hydroxyapatite have been used as bone replacement graft for repairing of bone defects in animal models and humans since two decades ago. These bone replacement grafts have an osteoconductive, biodegradable and biocompatible features. Currently, three lines of...

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Main Author: Iraj Nabipour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bushehr University of Medical Sciences 2017-05-01
Series:Iranian South Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://ismj.bpums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-3-770&slc_lang=en&sid=1