Erosion of composite polymer matrices

Biomaterials

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 397-403

  Göpferich, Achim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Erosion; Implant; Polymer; Programmable release; Pulsatile release

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY; EROSION; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PULSATILE FLOW;

POLYLACTIC ACID; SEBACIC ACIDS;

NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

BRILLIANT BLUE; CARBOXYFLUORESCEIN; POLYANHYDRIDE; POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYMER; SEBACIC ACID;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; COLORING AGENTS; DECANOIC ACIDS; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; DRUG CARRIERS; LACTIC ACID; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYESTERS; POLYMERS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0031106705     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(96)00151-2     Document Type: Article

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