An approach to classify degradable polymers

Materials Research Society Symposium - Proceedings

Volumn 550, Issue , 1999, Pages 17-22

  Burkersroda, F V ^a   Goepferich, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; EROSION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUMERICAL METHODS; SURFACE PHENOMENA; VELOCITY; WATER;

DEGRADABLE POLYMERS; DIFFUSIVITY OF WATER; EROSION THEORY; SURFACE EROSION;

POLYMERS;

EID: 0032591448     PISSN: 02729172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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