The modification of PLA and PLGA using electron-beam radiation

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 567-574

  Leonard, Dermot J ^a   Pick, Louise T ^a   Farrar, David F ^b   Dickson, Glenn R ^c   Orr, John F ^a   Buchanan, Fraser J ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b Smith and Nephew Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

^c MUSGRAVE PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioabsorption; Electron beam; Polyglycolic acid; Polylactic acid; Surface modification

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED MASS; BIOABSORBABLE POLYMER; BIOABSORPTION; COMPUTER MODELING; DEGRADABLE POLYMERS; ELECTRON BEAM RADIATION; IRRADIATED SURFACE; MASS LOSS; MEDICAL DEVICES; MEDICAL PRACTICE; POLY-LACTIDE-CO-GLYCOLIDE; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYLACTIDE; SLOW DEGRADATION; SURFACE MODIFICATION;

ACIDS; ASTROPHYSICS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; DEGRADATION; ELECTRON BEAMS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; GELATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SURFACE TREATMENT;

SURFACE TESTING;

POLYGLACTIN; POLYLACTIDE;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BIOSORPTION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON BEAM; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

ELECTRONS; LACTIC ACID; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYESTERS; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; RADIATION;

EID: 66249093844     PISSN: 15493296     EISSN: 15524965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.31998     Document Type: Article

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