Susceptibility of a polycaprolactone-based root canal filling material to degradation. II. Gravimetric evaluation of enzymatic hydrolysis

Journal of Endodontics

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 737-741

  Tay, Franklin R ^a   Pashley, David H ^b   Yiu, Cynthia K Y ^a   Yau, Joyce Y Y ^a   Yiu fai, Mak ^a   Loushine, Robert J ^b   Weller, R Norman ^b   Kimbrough, W Frank ^b   King, Nigel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholesterol esterase; Enzymatic hydrolysis; Lipase; Polycaprolactone; Resilon

Indexed keywords

EID: 25844499229     PISSN: 00992399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.don.0000155225.40794.79     Document Type: Article

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