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ArticlePolymers2021

Poly(L-lactic acid) Reinforced with Hydroxyapatite and Tungsten Disulfide Nanotubes.

Ofek Golan, Hila Shalom, Ifat Kaplan-Ashiri, Sidney R Cohen, Yishay Feldman, Iddo Pinkas, Rakefet Ofek Almog, Alla Zak, Reshef Tenne

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Article in Polymers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ofek GolanDepartment of Materials Engineering, Azrieli College of Engineering, Jerusalem 9103501, Israel.
Hila ShalomDepartment of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
Ifat Kaplan-AshiriChemical Research Support Department, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
Sidney R CohenChemical Research Support Department, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
Yishay FeldmanChemical Research Support Department, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
Iddo PinkasChemical Research Support Department, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot 76100, Israel.ORCID 0000-0001-7434-9844
Rakefet Ofek AlmogDepartment of Materials Engineering, Azrieli College of Engineering, Jerusalem 9103501, Israel.
Alla ZakDepartment of Sciences, Holon Institute of Technology, Holon 58102, Israel.
Reshef TenneDepartment of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot 76100, Israel.ORCID 0000-0003-4071-0325
Weizmann Institute of Science · ILAzrieli College of Engineering Jerusalem · ILHolon Institute of Technology · IL

Funding

Israel Science Foundation 339/18
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) is a biocompatible, biodegradable, and semi-crystalline polymer with numerous applications including food packaging, medical implants, stents, tissue engineering scaffolds, etc. Hydroxyapatite (HA) is the major component of natural bone. Conceptually, combining PLLA and HA could produce a bioceramic suitable for implants and bone repair. However, this nanocomposite suffers from poor mechanical behavior under tensile strain. In this study, films of PLLA and HA were prepared with small amounts of nontoxic WS

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biodegradable polymershydroxyapatitemechanical propertiesPLLAWS2 nanotubes

Identifiers

PMID34771407
PMCPMC8587543
OpenAlexW3212798444

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