Activated dopamine derivatives as primers for adhesive-patch fixation of bone fractures

Karl Olofsson, Viktor Granskog, Yanling Cai, A. Hult, Michael Malkoch

RSC Advances · 2016 · 19 citations · 25 references

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Abstract

Activated dopamine derivatives are synthesized and evaluated as primers between a TEC-crosslinked matrix and bone. Dopamine derivatives are shown to significantly increase the adhesive strength of fiber-reinforced adhesive bone patches.

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