The fabrication and characterisation of membranes and scaffolds for guided bone regeneration

Membranes are used in maxillofacial surgery to provide a barrier against soft tissue in-growth into a bone defect, to retain a bone filler if used, and therefore to facilitate guided bone regeneration. Although there are membranes already available on the commercial market, these do little to active...

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Main Author: Drouin, Harriet
Other Authors: Hatton, Paul ; Miller, Cheryl ; Gentile, Piergiorgio
Published: University of Sheffield 2015
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.682302