Analysis of surface microtopography of biodegradable polymer matrices using confocal reflection microscopy

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 630-634

  Semler, Eric J ^a   Tjia, Jane S ^a   Moghe, Prabhas V ^a  

^a The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; COPOLYMERS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; ORGANIC POLYMERS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

CONFOCAL REFLECTION MICROSCOPY; MICROTOPOGRAPHY; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYLACTIC ACID;

BIOMATERIALS;

LACTIC ACID; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY;

CARCINOMA, HEPATOCELLULAR; CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYMERS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0031239974     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bp9700871     Document Type: Article

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