Effects of in vitro degradation on properties of poly(DL-lactide-co-glycolide) pertinent to its biological performance

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1091-1096

  Deng, Meng ^a   Uhrich, Kathryn E ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS TRANSITION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERS; PYROLYSIS;

DIMENSION STABILITIES;

BIODEGRADATION;

POLYGLACTIN; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMECHANICS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MATERIALS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

EID: 0036830062     PISSN: 09574530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020361109859     Document Type: Article

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