Hydrolytic degradation characteristics of aliphatic polyesters derived from lactic and glycolic acids

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 342-353

  Li, Suming ^a  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Autocatalysis; Degradation; Hydrolysis; Polyglycolide; Polylactide

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; COMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; ESTERS; HYDROLYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS;

ALIPHATIC POLYESTERS; AUTOCATALYSIS; CARBOXYL END GROUP; ESTER BOND CLEAVAGE; GLYCOLIC ACID; HYDROLYTIC DEGRADATION; LACTIC ACID; POLYGLYCOLIDE; POLYLACTIDE;

POLYESTERS;

GLYCOLIC ACID; LACTIC ACID;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; DEGRADATION; HYDROLYSIS; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; REVIEW;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; GLYCOLATES; LACTIC ACID; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYESTERS;

EID: 0032976670     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4636(1999)48:3<342::AID-JBM20>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Review

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