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pyrolytic carbon

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More on Carbon Definition: A nonmetallic element with atomic symbol C, atomic number 6, and atomic weight [12.0096; 12.0116]. It may occur as several different allotropes including DIAMOND; CHARCOAL; and GRAPHITE; and as SOOT from incompletely burned fuel.  C-12    Other names Carbon, Vitreous; Vitreous Carbon
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pyrolytic carbon [ LTIC,low temperature isotropic carbon ]
  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-g 		0   *Carbon Dental Implantation Hot Temperature
Pharma Action Biocompatible Materials 		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

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