Effect of in vivo and in vitro degradation on molecular and mechanical properties of various low-molecular-weight polylactides

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 360-380

  Mainil Varlet, Pierre ^a   Curtis, Raymond ^b   Gogolewski, Sylwester ^a  

^a AO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b AO Development Institute   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

In vivo and in vitro degradation; Mechanical properties; Molecular weight; Polylactides

Indexed keywords

AGING OF MATERIALS; BIODEGRADATION; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PH EFFECTS; PHOSPHATES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TISSUE;

POLYLACTIDES;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

ABSORBABLE SUTURE; POLYLACTIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMPLANT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; SHEEP; STRENGTH;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYESTERS; SHEEP;

EID: 0031554923     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4636(19970905)36:3<360::AID-JBM11>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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