The pH dependence of monofilament sutures on hydrolytic degradation

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 511-518

  Tomihata, Kenji ^a,b   Suzuki, Masakazu ^a,b   Ikada, Yoshito ^a,b  

^a GUNZE Ltd   (Japan)

^b SUZUKA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Absorbable suture; Hydrolysis; In vitro degradation; Monofilament suture

Indexed keywords

HYDROLYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PH; TISSUE;

MONOFILAMENT SUTURES;

DEGRADATION;

ABSORBABLE SUTURE; BUFFER; COPOLYMER; GLYCOLIC ACID; MONOMER; NYLON; POLY(GLYCOLIDE CO DIOXANONE CO TRIMETHYLENE CARBONATE); POLY(GLYCOLIDE CO EPSILON CAPROLACTONE); POLY(GLYCOLIDE CO TRIMETHYLENE CARBONATE); POLY(LACTIDE CO EPSILON CAPROLACTONE); POLYAMIDE; POLYDIOXANONE; POLYGLYCOLIDE; POLYPROPYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDITY; ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; HYDROLYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; MELTING POINT; PH; STOMACH; SURFACE PROPERTY; SUTURE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ABSORPTION; ALKENES; DIOXANES; GLYCOLATES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYDROLYSIS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MODELS, STRUCTURAL; NYLONS; POLYESTERS; POLYMERS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SUTURES; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034801393     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.1048     Document Type: Article

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