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MeSH Supplementary: pyrolytic carbon
Unique ID: C009139
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/C009139
Entry Term(s): LTIC; low temperature isotropic carbon; pyrocarbon
Pharm Action: Biocompatible Materials
Registry Number: 0
Heading Mapped to: *Carbon
Frequency: 354
Note: material used in aortic Bjork Shiley & St. Jude heart valve prosthesis; hydrocarbon cracked at temp ''below about 1500 degrees C'' and is called low-temperature-isotropic or pyrolytic carbon; carbon-graphite alloy
Source: Chest 65(6):640;1974; J Biomed Mater Res 11(3):435;1977; Med Instrum 11(2):85;1977; Scand J Thoras Cardiovasc Surg 6:109;1972
Indexing Information: Dental Implantation; Hot Temperature
Date of Entry: 1974/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/02/14

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