In vitro degradation of thin poly(DL-lactic-co-glycolic acid) films

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 236-244

  Lu, Lichun ^a   Garcia, Charles A ^b   Mikos, Antonios G ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradable polymer; Degradation; Guided tissue regeneration; Poly(DL lactic co glycolic acid) (PLGA); Retinal pigment epithelium transplantation; Thin film

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER; GLYCOLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POLY(DEXTRO LEVO GLYCOLIC ACID); UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DEGRADATION; FILM; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROPHILICITY; IN VITRO STUDY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; REACTION TIME; THICKNESS; TISSUE REGENERATION; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTIC ACID; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYMERS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 0033060411     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4636(199908)46:2<236::AID-JBM13>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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