Silicone breast implant materials

Silicone breast implant materials

This opinion article has been written on request because of the recent public controversy over silicone breast implants produced by a now-defunct company, Poly Implant Prosthese (PIP) in France. More than 300,000 PIP devices have been implanted. The purposes of my article are to (1.) provide a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: A. U. Daniels
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2012-07-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
Subjects:
biocompatibility
biodurability
breast implants
regulatory issues
rupture rate
silicone gel
Online Access:https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/1529

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