Controlled drug releasing intravitreal implant using biodegradable PLGA

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Bioengineering Division (Publication) BED

Volumn 55, Issue , 2003, Pages 11-12

  Park, Juyoung ^a   Melhem, Murad ^b   Pankaj, Desai ^b   Millard, Ronald W ^b   Banerjee, Rupak K ^a  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADATION; DISSOLUTION; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); PH; SOLUTIONS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER (PLGA); DRUG RELEASE;

DRUG INFUSION;

EID: 1842457556     PISSN: 10716947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2003-43136     Document Type: Conference Paper

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