Investigation of the degradation behaviour of poly(ethylene glycol-co-d,l-lactide) copolymer

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1660-1668

  Dorati, Rossella ^a   Genta, Ida ^a   Colonna, Claudia ^a   Modena, Tiziana ^a   Pavanetto, Franca ^a   Perugini, Paola ^a   Conti, Bice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodegradable polymers; Block copolymer; Drug delivery systems; Polyethylene glycol co polylactide; Polylactide

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; EMULSIONS; MICROSPHERES; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POLYMERS;

MICROSPHERE FORMULATIONS; MULTIBLOCK COPOLYMER; SOLVENT EVAPORATION;

COPOLYMERS;

EID: 34548419647     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2007.06.020     Document Type: Article

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