In vitro degradation behaviour of non-porous ultra-fine poly(glycolic acid)/poly(l-lactic acid) fibres and porous ultra-fine poly(glycolic acid) fibres

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 441-448

  You, Young ^a   Lee, Sung Won ^a   Youk, Ji Ho ^b   Min, Byung Moo ^c   Lee, Seung Jin ^d   Park, Won Ho ^a  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Inha University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biodegradability; Electrospinning; Poly(glycolic acid); Poly(l lactic acid); Porous ultra fine fibre

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; BIODEGRADATION; POROUS SILICON;

ELECTROSPINNING; POLY(GLYCOLIC ACID) (PGA); POLY(L-LACTIC ACID) (PLA); POROUS ULTRA-FINE FILTERS;

FIBERS;

EID: 25444467429     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2005.04.015     Document Type: Article

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