The enzymatic degradation of polymers in vitro

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 1987, Pages 991-1003

  Smith, R ^a,b   Oliver, C ^a   Williams, D F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING - SURGICAL IMPLANTS; NYLON POLYMERS; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; POLYMERS - DEGRADATION; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE;

CHYMOTRYPSIN; ESTERASE; NYLON 66; PAPAIN; TRYPSIN;

ENZYMES;

CHYMOTRYPSIN; ESTERASE; PAPAIN; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; POLYHEXAMETHYLENE ADIPAMIDE; TRYPSIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DRUG SYNTHESIS;

CHYMOTRYPSIN; ESTERASES; NYLONS; PAPAIN; POLYETHYLENE TEREPHTHALATES; POLYMETHACRYLIC ACIDS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS; TRYPSIN;

EID: 0023397126     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: 10974636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.820210805     Document Type: Article

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