Degradation of poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) and poly(L-lactide) (PLLA) by electron beam radiation

Biomaterials

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1359-1367

  Loo, J S C ^a   Ooi, C P ^a   Boey, F Y C ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cross linking; Degradation; Electron beam; Free radical; Polyglycolic acid; Polylactic acid

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; ELECTRON BEAMS; IRRADIATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

DEGRADATION MECHANISMS; POLY(LACTIDE-CO-GLYCOLIDE) (PLGA);

POLYMERS;

FREE RADICAL; POLYGLACTIN; POLYLACTIDE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS LINKING; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRON BEAM; INFRARED SPECTROMETRY; IRRADIATION; MEASUREMENT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; DRUG CARRIERS; ELECTRONS; LACTIC ACID; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYESTERS; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYMERS; RADIATION DOSAGE; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

EID: 5044223434     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2004.05.001     Document Type: Article

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