Bioactive self-assembly hydrogel for the treatment of intervertebral disc degeneration

Severe back pain caused by intervertebral disc degeneration (IVDD) and disc herniation effects up to 35% of people within their lifetime, of which 10% of cases lead to sufferers being chronically disabled. The impact of these conditions has been estimated in terms of social-economic cost, to be in e...

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Main Author: Lacey, Joseph Craig
Published: University of Brighton 2014
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.629761