King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 1King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2The Saudi Electronic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The following article has been retracted due to the fact that it cannot be accepted by the author as a journal publication. The Editorial Board takes a very strong respect to the author’s situation on this matter. This paper published in Journal of Biosciences and Medicines Vol.2 No.2, April 2014, has been removed from this site.
Fouad, H. and Alothman, O. (2014) Creep-Recovery and Relaxation Behavior of High Density Polyethylene/Hydroxyapatite Nano Particles for Bone Substitutes: Effects of Gamma Radiation. Journal of Biosciences and Medicines, 2, 64-66. doi: 10.4236/jbm.2014.22010.
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