A statistical kinetic model for the bulk degradation of PLA-b-PEG-b-PLA hydrogel networks

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 104, Issue 30, 2000, Pages 7043-7049

  Metters, Andrew T ^a   Bowman, Christopher N ^a   Anseth, Kristi S ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; DEGRADATION; HYDROLYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYESTERS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; RATE CONSTANTS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

POLYLACTIC ACID;

HYDROGELS;

EID: 0034245712     PISSN: 15206106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp000523t     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. Peppas, N. Hydrogels in Medicine and Pharmacy. Volume III Properties and Applications; CRC Press: Boca Raton, 1987.
2. West, J.; Hubbell, J. Reactive Polymers 1995, 25, 139.
3. Hill-West, J.; Chowdhury, S.; Sawhney, A.; Pathak, C.; Dunn, R.; Hubbell, J. Obstet. Gynecol. 1994, 83, 59.
4. Hill-West, J.; Chowdhury, S.; Slepian, M.; Hubbell, J. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 1994, 13, 5967.
5. Elisseeff, J.; Anseth, K.; Sims, D.; et al. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 1999, 96, 3104.
6. Tamada, J.; Langer, R. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 1993, 90, 552.
7. Sawhney, A.; Chandrashekhar, P.; Hubbell, J. Macromolecules 1993, 26, 581.
8. Metters, A.; Anseth, K.; Bowman, C. Polymer 2000, 41, 3993.
9. Lu, S.; Anseth, K. Macromolecules 2000, 33, 2509.
10. Peppas, N. Hydrogels in Medicine and Pharmacy. Volume I Fundamentals; CRC Press: Boca Raton, 1986.
11. Anseth, K.; Bowman, C.; Brannon-Peppas, L. Biomaterials 1996, 17, 1647.
12. Flory, P. Principles in Polymer Chemistry; Cornell University Press: Ithaca, New York, 1953.
13. Burkersroda, F.; Gref, R.; Gopferich, A. Biomaterials 1997, 18, 1599.
14. Kenley, R.; Lee, M.; Mahoney, T.; Sanders, L. Macromolecules 1987, 20, 2398.
15. Scranton, A.; Klier, J.; Peppas, N. Macromolecules 1991, 24, 1412.
16. Scranton, A.; Peppas, N. J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 1990, 28, 39.
17. Metters, A.; Anseth, K.; Bowman, C. AIChE J. (Submitted).
18. Hu, D.; Liu, H. Polym. Bull. 1993, 30, 669.
19. Shih, C. J. Controlled Release 1995, 34, 9.
20. Elliott, J.; Anseth, J.; Bowman, C. Chem. Eng. Sci. (Submitted).