Monte Carlo simulation of poly(lactic-glycolic acid) films degradated in simulated body fluid

Journal of Clinical Rehabilitative Tissue Engineering Research

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1153-1156

  Qi, Min ^a   Liu, Hong Ze ^a   Wei, Zhi Yong ^a   Huang, Ying Ying ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIOXANE; MONOMER; OLIGOMER; POLYGLACTIN; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; BODY FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMERSION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PH;

EID: 42549097040     PISSN: 16738225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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