Nanospheres prepared from poly(β-malic acid) benzyl ester copolymers: Evidence for their in vitro degradation

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 161-166

  Stolnik, S ^a   Garnett, M C ^a   Davies, M C ^a   Illum, L ^a   Davis, S S ^a   Bousta, M ^b   Vert, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; DEGRADATION; DERIVATIVES; ESTERS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONOMERS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

DEGRADATION RATE; HOMOPOLYMER; HYDROLYTIC CLEAVAGE; IN VITRO DEGRADATION; NANOSPHERE; PENDENT BENZYL ESTER FUNCTION; POLYMALIC ACID BENZYL ESTER COPOLYMER;

COPOLYMERS;

COPOLYMER; MALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; IMPLANT; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0030110374     PISSN: 09574530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00121255     Document Type: Article

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