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Polymers as Bioactive Materials II: Synthetic/Biodegradable Polymers and Composites

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In the previous chapter, we have discussed the natural biodegradable polymers, which are usually degraded by enzymes. In this chapter, we will discuss the main synthetic polymers generally degraded hydrolytically.

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Kaur, G. (2017). Polymers as Bioactive Materials II: Synthetic/Biodegradable Polymers and Composites . In: Bioactive Glasses. Series in BioEngineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45716-1_3

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