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Selected topics in biomedical polyurethanes. A review

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Published literature on biomedical polyurethanes is reviewed. Selected topics concerning chemistry, structure-property relations, tissue-material interactions, surface properties, applications, processing, and sterilization, etc., are discussed.

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    Gogolewski, S. Selected topics in biomedical polyurethanes. A review. Colloid & Polymer Sci 267, 757–785 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01410115

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