In-patient versus in vitro degradation of P(L/DL)LA and PLGA

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 403-411

  Landes, C A ^a   Ballon, A ^a   Roth, C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Crystallinity; Glass transition temperature; Hydrolysis; In vitro degradation; In patient degradation; Polyglycolic acid; Polylactic acid; Residual monomer; Strength retention

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; ENZYMES; GLASS TRANSITION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONOMERS; TEMPERATURE;

IN-PATIENT DEGRADATION; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYLACTIC ACID;

COPOLYMERS;

BUFFER; COPOLYMER; POLYGLACTIN; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYLACTIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DECOMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; EXPLANT; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROLYSIS; IMPLANT; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PROSTHESIS; RELIABILITY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADULT; ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; LACTIC ACID; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; MIDDLE AGED; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYMERS;

EID: 31544481415     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.30388     Document Type: Article

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