Methods to create and characteristics of porous poly(vinyl) alcohol for the purpose of facial implants

Facial implants are becoming more common in America and across the world. In the United States last year, over 260,000 augmentation and reconstruction surgeries were performed on facial cartilage areas, while over two million soft tissue fillers were administered. The current implants on the marke...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bernhard, Kathleen C.
Other Authors: Ku, David N.
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Georgia Institute of Technology 2015
Subjects:
PVA
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1853/53112