Characteristics of PLLA films blended with PEG block copolymers as additives for biodegradable polymer stents

Biomedical Engineering Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 42-48

  Kim, Jin Hyang ^a   Noh, Hyeran ^b   Kang, Jong Hee ^a   Lee, Bong Soo ^a   Choi, Jiyeon ^a   Park, Kwideok ^a   Han, Dong Keun ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Additive; Biodegradable polymer; PEG; PLLA; Stent

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862900738     PISSN: 20939868     EISSN: 2093985X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13534-011-0004-0     Document Type: Article

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