Novel approach to fabricate porous sponges of poly(D,L-lactic-co-glycolic acid) without the use of organic solvents

Biomaterials

Volumn 17, Issue 14, 1996, Pages 1417-1422

  Mooney, David J ^a,c   Baldwin, Daniel F ^b   Suh, Nam P ^b   Vacanti, Joseph P ^c   Langer, Robert ^a,c  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradable polymers; Carbon dioxide; Macropores; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CARBON DIOXIDE; POLYMERS; POROUS MATERIALS; TISSUE;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; POROUS SPONGES; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

BIOMATERIALS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; POLYGLACTIN;

ADHERENT CELL; ARTICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUBILITY; SPONGE; TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS; TISSUE REGENERATION;

EID: 0030199526     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0142-9612(96)87284-X     Document Type: Article

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