Bioerosion and biocompatibility of poly(d,l-lactic-co-glycolic acid) implants in brain

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 43, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 123-130

  Kou, Jim H ^a,b   Emmett, Caroline ^a   Shen, Peggy ^a   Aswani, Shakun ^a   Iwamoto, Taro ^a   Vaghefi, Farid ^a   Cain, Gary ^a   Sanders, Lynda ^a  

^a ROCHE BIOSCIENCE   (United States)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; Bioerodible polymers; Brain delivery; Controlled release; Polyesters; Polymeric drug delivery systems

Indexed keywords

NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; POLYESTER; POLYGLACTIN; POLYMER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; EROSION; IMPLANT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TISSUE REACTION;

EID: 0031060213     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-3659(96)01477-0     Document Type: Article

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