In vivo degradation and biocompatability study of in vitro pre-degraded as-polymerized polylactide particles [1]

Biomaterials

Volumn 17, Issue 21, 1996, Pages 2109-2112

  Tunc, D C ^a   Bergsma, J E ^a   Joziasse, C A P ^a   Bos, R R M ^a   Pennings, A J ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYLACTIDE;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DEGRADATION; LETTER; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029856691     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0142-9612(96)88883-1     Document Type: Letter

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