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carbon fiber, a material consisting of graphite fibers in a plastic matrix. It is used in radiologic devices to reduce patient exposure to x-rays. carbon a chemical element, atomic number 6,atomic weight 12.011, symbol C. See Table 6. asymmetric carbon atom one bonded to four different atoms. See also isomer. carbon fiber made by the pyrolization of polymer fibers at very high temperatures and used in various forms as soft tissue implants, particularly in tendon and ligament repair. carbon fixation see dark reaction. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Running across the grass waves is 'Touched by Wind', Watanabe's third intervention into the landscape: 150 thin carbon-fibre four-metre high poles set on a metre-square grid. J Bone Joint Surg [Br] 59:53-57, 1977 [24]Jenkins DHR, McKibben B: The role of flexible carbon-fibre implants as tendon and ligament substitutes in clinical practice. |
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