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Polymeric Biomaterials

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Currently, polymers represent the largest class of materials utilized in medicine, being widely employed in several applications as biomaterials, such as orthopedics, dentistry, hard and soft tissue replacements, cardiovascular devices, and others

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  1. UCS, Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    Venina dos Santos

  2. UCS, Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    Rosmary Nichele Brandalise

  3. UCS, Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    Michele Savaris

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dos Santos, V., Brandalise, R.N., Savaris, M. (2017). Polymeric Biomaterials. In: Engineering of Biomaterials. Topics in Mining, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58607-6_5

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