Preparation and in vitro degradation behavior of poly(l-lactide-co- glycolide) by direct-melt polycondensation

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 789-798

  He, Zeqiang ^a   Xiong, Lizhi ^a  

^a JISHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Degradation behavior; Direct melt polycondensation; In vitro; Poly(L lactide co glycolide)

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC DEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION OF; DEGRADATION BEHAVIOR; DIRECT-MELT POLYCONDENSATION; GLYCOLIDE; IN VITRO; L-LACTIDE; MASS LOSS; MELT POLYCONDENSATION; PBS SOLUTION; PH VALUE; PHOSPHATE-BUFFERED SALINES; POLY(L-LACTIDE-CO-GLYCOLIDE); POLYMER SAMPLES; RING OPENING; WATER UPTAKE; WEIGHT-AVERAGE MOLECULAR MASS;

BIODEGRADATION; DEGRADATION; MOLECULAR MASS; POLYCONDENSATION; SALINE WATER;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 70449597811     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222340902959693     Document Type: Article

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