Hydrolytic degradation characteristics of irradiated multi-layered PLGA films

International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Volumn 360, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 228-230

  Joachim Loo, Say Chye ^a   Jason Tan, Wei Li ^a   Khoa, Shu Min ^a   Chia, Ngeow Khing ^a   Venkatraman, Subbu ^a   Boey, Freddy ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Electron beam irradiation; PLGA; Surface erosion

Indexed keywords

OLIGOMER; POLYGLACTIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE; DEGRADATION; DIFFUSION; FILM; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROLYSIS; IRRADIATION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THICKNESS;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; EXCIPIENTS; HYDROLYSIS; LACTIC ACID; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; SURFACE PROPERTIES; WATER;

EID: 47049103732     PISSN: 03785173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2008.04.017     Document Type: Article

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