Construction of functional aliphatic polycarbonates for biomedical applications

Progress in Polymer Science (Oxford)

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 211-236

  Feng, Jun ^a   Zhuo, Ren Xi ^a   Zhang, Xian Zheng ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biomedical application; Cyclic carbonate; Functional aliphatic polycarbonate; Ring opening polymerization

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; DRUG DELIVERY; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; POLYCARBONATES;

ALIPHATIC POLYCARBONATE; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; CYCLIC CARBONATES; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ENGINEERED TISSUES; INTEGRAL COMPONENTS; MEDICAL DEVICES; RING OPENING;

RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 84855333808     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2011.07.008     Document Type: Review

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