Polyesters based on diacid monomers

Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 585-609

  Edlund, U ^a   Albertsson, A C ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biomedical; Degradation; Diacid; Dicarboxylic; Ester; Hydrolysis; Poly(ester amide); Poly(ester anhydride); Poly(ester imide); Poly(ester urethane); Poly(ether ester); Polycondensation; Polyester

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; DRUG THERAPY; MONOMERS;

DIACID MONOMERS;

POLYESTERS;

1,4 BUTANEDIOL; ACID; ACID ANHYDRIDE; ADIPIC ACID; ADIPIC ACID DERIVATIVE; AMIDE; COPOLYMER; DICARBOXYLIC ACID; ENZYME; ETHER DERIVATIVE; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; IMIDE; MONOMER; POLY(BUTYLENE SUCCINATE CO BUTYLENE ADIPATE); POLY(BUTYLENE SUCCINATE); POLY(ESTER AMIDE); POLY(ESTER ANHYDRIDE); POLY(ESTER IMIDE); POLY(ESTER URETHANE); POLY(ETHER ESTER); POLY(GLYCOLIDE CO LACTIDE); POLYCAPROLACTONE; POLYESTER; POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYMER; SUCCINIC ACID; SUCCINIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URETHAN DERIVATIVE;

BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOMEDICINE; DEGRADATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0037466487     PISSN: 0169409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-409X(03)00036-X     Document Type: Review

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