Bioerodible implants with programmable drug release

Journal of Controlled Release

Volumn 44, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 271-281

  Göpferich, Achim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

erosion; implant; polymer; programmable release; pulsatile release

Indexed keywords

BRILLIANT BLUE; CARBOXYFLUORESCEIN; POLY[1,3 BIS(4 CARBOXYPHENOXYPROPANE) CO SEBACIC ACID]; POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYMER; RESOMER R 104; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; IMPLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE DRUG RELEASE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TABLET MANUFACTURE; TABLET MATRIX; THEORY;

EID: 0031575551     PISSN: 01683659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-3659(96)01533-7     Document Type: Article

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