In vitro and in vivo degradation of poly(propylene fumarate-co-ethylene glycol) hydrogels

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 312-320

  Suggs, Laura J ^a   Krishnan, Ravi S ^a   Garcia, C Alejandra ^a   Peter, Susan J ^a   Anderson, James M ^b   Mikos, Antonios G ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Cardiovascular stents; Hydrogels; Poly(ethylene glycol); Poly(propylene fumarate); Tissue engineered implants

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADATION; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; COPOLYMERS; HYDROGELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MORPHOLOGY; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYPROPYLENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRESS ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CARDIOVASCULAR STENTS; POLYPROPYLENE FUMARATE;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

BIOMATERIAL; FUMARIC ACID DERIVATIVE; MACROGOL; POLYPROPYLENE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMECHANICS; HYDROGEL; IMPLANTATION; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; RAT; RESTENOSIS; STENT; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; HYDROGELS; MALE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYPROPYLENES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0032210773     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4636(199811)42:2<312::AID-JBM17>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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