A new resorbable monofilament suture

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 59, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 13-18

  Tomihata, K ^a   Suzuki, M ^a   Oka, T ^a   Ikada, Y ^b  

^a Gunze Research Center   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; COPOLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMERS; SORPTION; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CAPROLACTONE; POLYLACTIDE; RESORBABLE MONOFILAMENT SUTURE;

BIOPOLYMERS;

EID: 0031599172     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0141-3910(97)00183-3     Document Type: Article

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