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Implanted and Unimplanted Medical and Biological Polymers

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The principal applications of polymers in medicine and biology were examined. The current state of polymer materials science with respect to fabricating implantable and unimplantable medical and biological materials was analyzed. The types of polymers used in this area were noted.

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The work was supported financially by the Russian Ministry of Education and Science under the auspices of a state base task.

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Translated from Khimicheskie Volokna, No. 3, pp. 75-79, May—June, 2016.

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Shtil′man, M.I., Mezhuev, Y.O. Implanted and Unimplanted Medical and Biological Polymers. Fibre Chem 48, 249–252 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10692-016-9778-2

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