Morphological and biomechanical characterization of poly(glycolic acid) scaffolds after in vitro degradation

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 141-149

  Shum, Anita W T ^a   Mak, Arthur F T ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Biomechanical properties; Degradation; Morphology; Poly(glycolic acid); Scaffolds

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; DEGRADATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; SCAFFOLDS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BIOMECHANICAL TESTS;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS;

EID: 0038823893     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-3910(03)00083-1     Document Type: Article

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