Effects of common sterilization methods on the structure and properties of poly(D,L lactic-co-glycolic acid) scaffolds

Tissue Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2717-2727

  Shearer, Holly ^a   Ellis, Marianne J ^a   Perera, Semali P ^a   Chaudhuri, Julian B ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTICS; ETHANOL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PORE SIZE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT; PERACETIC ACID; TISSUE ENGINEERING; WATER FLUX;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

ALCOHOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PERACETIC ACID; POLYGLACTIN;

ARTICLE; HOLLOW FIBER; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TECHNIQUE; TISSUE ENGINEERING; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; WATER TRANSPORT; YOUNG MODULUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; ELASTICITY; ETHANOL; LACTIC ACID; MATERIALS TESTING; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; PERACETIC ACID; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYMERS; POROSITY; STERILIZATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TENSILE STRENGTH; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 33845938931     PISSN: 10763279     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ten.2006.12.2717     Document Type: Article

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