The influence of manufacturing procedure on the degradation of poly(lactide-co-glycolide) 85:15 and 50:50 implants

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 43, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 161-173

  Ramchandani, Monica ^a   Pankaskie, Marvin ^b   Robinson, Dennis ^c  

^a Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Degradation time; Microcapsules; Nonsolvent phase separation; Poly(lactides co glycolides); Polymer degradation; Surface morphology

Indexed keywords

GLYCOLIC ACID; LACTIC ACID; POLYGLACTIN; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; DECOMPOSITION; DRUG DEGRADATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; HYDROLYSIS; IMPLANT; MICROCAPSULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 0031060182     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-3659(96)01481-2     Document Type: Article

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