Degradation of poly-L-lactide. Part 1: In vitro and in vivo physiological temperature degradation

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine

Volumn 218, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 307-319

  Weir, N A ^a   Buchanan, F J ^a   Orr, J F ^a   Dickson, G R ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioresorbable; Crystallinity; Degradation; Molecular weight; Poly L lactide

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; COMPRESSION MOLDING; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DEGRADATION; EXTRUSION; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE TESTING; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; COPOLYMERS; ETHYLENE; POLYMERS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BIORESORBABLE POLYMERS; CRYSTALLINITY; POLY-L-LACTIDE;

BIOPOLYMERS; ORGANIC POLYMERS;

BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; BIORESORBABLE; CRYSTALLINITIES; DEGREE OF CRYSTALLINITY; INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE; INITIAL MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHYSIOLOGICAL TEMPERATURE; POLY-L-LACTIDE;

BIOMATERIAL; POLYESTER; POLYLACTIDE;

ABSORPTION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFORMATION; ELASTICITY; EVALUATION; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; IMPLANT; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PATHOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; VALIDATION STUDY;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ABSORPTION; ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; ELASTICITY; FOREIGN-BODY REACTION; IMPLANTS, EXPERIMENTAL; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYESTERS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 16544392506     PISSN: 09544119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954411041932782     Document Type: Article

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