Influence of electron-beam radiation on the hydrolytic degradation behaviour of poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA)

Biomaterials

Volumn 26, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 3809-3817

  Chye Joachim Loo, Say ^a   Ping Ooi, Chui ^a   Boey, Freddy Yin Chiang ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Chain scission; Electron beam irradiation; Hydrolytic degradation; Microcavities; Osmotic pressure; PLGA; Poly(lactide co glycolide

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON BEAMS; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OSMOSIS; PHOTODEGRADATION; RADIATION EFFECTS;

ELECTRON-BEAM RADIATION; HYDROLYTIC DEGRADATION; MICROCAVITIES; POLY(LACTIDE-CO-GLYCOLIDE) (PLGA) FILMS;

PLASTIC FILMS;

POLYGLACTIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; ELECTRON BEAM; FILM; HYDROLYSIS; LIFESPAN; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; SAMPLE; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 11144285409     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2004.10.014     Document Type: Article

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