Development and characterization of a novel bioresorbable and bioactive biomaterial based on polyvinyl acetate, calcium carbonate and coralline hydroxyapatite

Coralina® HAP-200 (coralline hydroxyapatite obtained by hydrothermal treatment of marine corals) and POVIAC® (polymeric matrix based on PVAc), commercial trade marks were mixed with a natural product from the Cuban sea costs, i.e. calcium carbonate from Porites Porites coral, to obtain a novel bioac...

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Main Authors: Javier Aragón, Ramón González, Gastón Fuentes, Luca Palin, Gianluca Croce, Davide Viterbo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Metalurgia e Materiais (ABM); Associação Brasileira de Cerâmica (ABC); Associação Brasileira de Polímeros (ABPol) 2011-03-01
Series:Materials Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-14392011000100007