The hydrolytic degradation of polydioxanone (PDSII) sutures. Part I: Morphological aspects

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 280-290

  Ooi, Chui Ping ^a   Cameron, Ruth E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Degradation; Hydrolysis; PDS; PDSII; Polydioxanone; Resorbable; Suture

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; HYDRATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; TENSILE PROPERTIES; THERMOANALYSIS; X RAY SCATTERING;

CHAIN SCISSION;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

POLYDIOXANONE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; HYDRATION; HYDROLYSIS; IN VITRO STUDY; MASS; MEASUREMENT; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; RADIATION SCATTERING; SUTURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; BIOREMEDIATION; BIREFRINGENCE; MATERIALS TESTING; STANDARD; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIREFRINGENCE; CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; HYDROLYSIS; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYDIOXANONE; SUTURES; TENSILE STRENGTH; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0036092489     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.10180     Document Type: Article

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