γ-irradiation of PEGd,lPLA and PEG-PLGA multiblock copolymers: II. Effect of oxygen and EPR investigation

AAPS PharmSciTech

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1110-1118

  Dorati, R ^a   Colonna, C ^a   Tomasi, C ^a   Genta, I ^a   Modena, T ^a   Faucitano, A ^a   Buttafava, A ^a   Conti, Bice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ionizing radiation; Multiblock copolymer; Polymer stability; Radicals; Radiolysis mechanism

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER; OXYGEN; POLYGLACTIN; POLYLACTIDE; LACTIC ACID; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYLACTIC ACID POLYGLYCOLIC ACID COPOLYMER; POLYLACTIC ACID-POLYGLYCOLIC ACID COPOLYMER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; GAMMA IRRADIATION; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; IONIZING RADIATION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; RADIOLYSIS; CHEMISTRY; GAMMA RADIATION; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY;

CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; GAMMA RAYS; LACTIC ACID; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OXYGEN; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID;

EID: 63649132302     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15309932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1208/s12249-008-9150-9     Document Type: Article

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