Study of in vitro degradation of biodegradable polymer based thin films and tissue engineering scaffolds

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 81, 2011, Pages 18709-18715

  Sultana, Naznin ^a   Kadir, Mohammed Rafiq Abdul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biodegradable polymers; Scaffolds; Tissue engineering; Uptake; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMER; POLYLACTIDE; POLYMER; TISSUE SCAFFOLD;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOFILM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION KINETICS; DIFFUSION; FREEZE DRYING; IN VITRO STUDY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POROSITY; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TISSUE ENGINEERING; VALIDATION PROCESS; WATER TRANSPORT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84855768447     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5897/AJB11.2742     Document Type: Article

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