Morphological characterization of microspheres, films and implants prepared from poly(lactide-co-glycolide) and ABA triblock copolymers: Is the erosion controlled by degradation, swelling or diffusion?

European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 171-181

  Witt, C ^a   Kissel, T ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

ABA triblock copolymers; Degradation; Erosion mechanism; Film; Microspheres; Poly(lactide co glycolide); Rod

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER; GLASS; MACROGOL; MICROSPHERE; POLYGLACTIN; RESOMER; RESOMER RG 503; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; DEVICE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DIFFUSION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; EROSION; FILM; GEOMETRY; IMPLANT; MASS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MORPHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TABLET;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; DIFFUSION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSPHERES; MOTION PICTURES; POLYGLACTIN 910; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS;

EID: 0035002812     PISSN: 09396411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0939-6411(01)00130-8     Document Type: Article

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