Physicochemical properties and applications of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) for use in bone regeneration

Tissue Engineering - Part B: Reviews

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 380-390

  Lanao, Rosa P Félix ^a   Jonker, Anika M ^b   Wolke, Joop G C ^a   Jansen, John A ^a   Van Hest, Jan C M ^b   Leeuwenburgh, Sander C G ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE REGENERATION; DEGRADATION RATE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLY LACTIC ACID; POLY(GLYCOLIC ACID); POLY(LACTIC-CO-GLYCOLIC ACID); SYNTHETIC POLYMERS;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; DEGRADATION; LACTIC ACID; SCAFFOLDS;

COPOLYMERS;

MICROSPHERE; NANOFIBER; NANOSPHERE; POLYGLACTIN; TISSUE SCAFFOLD;

BONE REGENERATION; BONE TISSUE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DEGRADATION; ELECTROSPINNING; ENGINEERING; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEREOCHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANIMALS; BONE REGENERATION; BONE SUBSTITUTES; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; TISSUE SCAFFOLDS;

EID: 84878084657     PISSN: 19373368     EISSN: 19373376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ten.teb.2012.0443     Document Type: Review

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