Journal article
Formulations of Polyvinyl Alcohol Cryogel That Mimic the Biomechanical Properties of Soft Tissues in the Natural Lumbar Intervertebral Disc
Abstract
STUDY DESIGN: An original investigation that characterizes polyvinyl alcohol cryogel (PVA-C) in the context of the human lumbar intervertebral disc (IVD).
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the mechanical properties of PVA-C under physiological conditions; to assess PVA-C's suitability as a key component in a tissue-mimicking artificial lumbar intervertebral disc; and to identify suitable formulations that mimic the nucleus pulposus and anulus fibrosus.
Authors
Wang BH; Campbell G
Journal
Spine, Vol. 34, No. 25, pp. 2745–2753
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
December 2009
DOI
10.1097/brs.0b013e3181b4abf5
ISSN
0362-2436