2017
Additive manufacturing of hydrogel-based materials for next-generation implantable medical devices
Yin Chin S, Cheung Poh Y, Kohler AC, Compton JT, Hsu LL, Lau KM, Kim S, Lee BW, Lee FY, Sia SK. Additive manufacturing of hydrogel-based materials for next-generation implantable medical devices. Science Robotics 2017, 2 PMID: 31289767, PMCID: PMC6615760, DOI: 10.1126/scirobotics.aah6451.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNext-generation implantable medical devicesFast manufacturing methodSustained power supplyImplantable microdevicesImplantable medical devicesUnique mechanical propertiesTens of micronsAdditive manufacturingPrecise actuationMechanical propertiesPower supplyManufacturing methodsHydrogel componentsBiocompatible materialsLimited biocompatibilityMicrodevicesMedical devicesDiffusive propertiesDelivery of payloadsWide rangeBiocompatibilityLocking mechanismDevicesStatic componentMaterials
1997
Regional and temporal changes in the acoustic properties of fracture callus in secondary bone healing
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