Degradation of poly-L-lactide. Part 2: Increased temperature accelerated degradation
- 1 May 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine
- Vol. 218 (5), 321-330
- https://doi.org/10.1243/0954411041932809
Abstract
Poly-L-lactide (PLLA) is one of the most significant members of a group of polymers regarded as bioresorbable. The degradation of PLLA proceeds through hydrolysis of the ester linkages in t...Keywords
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