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Polyglycolic Acid

Polyglycolic Acid is a biodegradable aliphatic polyester synthesized from glycolic acid monomers, distinguished by its high tensile strength, crystallinity, and susceptibility to hydrolytic degradation, making it suitable for biomedical applications such as sutures and tissue engineering scaffolds.

925

Publications

53.2K

Citations

3.6K

Authors

988

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

142

Variants

PgaPolyglycolide

Parents

Publications

925

Biodegradable polymers for use in surgery—polyglycolic/poly(actic acid) homo- and copolymers: 1

D.K. Gilding, Andrew M. Reed · Polymer · 1979 · 1.3K citations

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Neocartilage formation <i>in vitro</i> and <i>in vivo</i> using cells cultured on synthetic biodegradable polymers

Lisa E. Freed, John C. Marquis, A. Nohria et al. · Journal of Biomedical Materials Research · 1993 · 953 citations

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Transplantation of Chondrocytes Utilizing a Polymer-Cell Construct to Produce Tissue-Engineered Cartilage in the Shape of a Human Ear

Joseph P. Vacanti, Keith T. Paige, Joseph Upton et al. · Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery · 1997 · 745 citations

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Bioreactor cultivation conditions modulate the composition and mechanical properties of tissue‐engineered cartilage

Gordana Vunjak‐Novakovic, Iván Martín, Bojana Obradović et al. · Journal of Orthopaedic Research® · 1999 · 740 citations · Full text

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A new absorbable suture

E. J. Frazza, E. Schmitt · Journal of Biomedical Materials Research · 1971 · 568 citations

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Authors

3.6K

  1. LE
    Lisa E. Freed

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    16 publications · 5.1K citations

    16

    h-index

  2. DM
    David Mooney

    Harvard University, United States

    15 publications · 1.8K citations

    15

    h-index

  3. GV
    Gordana Vunjak‐Novakovic

    Columbia University, United States

    15 publications · 3.8K citations

    15

    h-index

  4. JP
    Joseph P. Vacanti

    Harvard University, United States

    15 publications · 2.1K citations

    15

    h-index

  5. RL
    Róbert Langer

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    15 publications · 4.7K citations

    15

    h-index

1–5 of 3.6K

Institutions

988

  1. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    25 h-index

    113 publications

    12.5K citations

  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    21 h-index

    83 publications

    27.7K citations

  3. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    19 h-index

    58 publications

    6.6K citations

  4. Boston Children's Hospital

    Boston, United States

    17 h-index

    53 publications

    7K citations

  5. Kyoto University

    Kyoto, Japan

    16 h-index

    117 publications

    9.4K citations

  6. Massachusetts General Hospital

    Boston, United States

    16 h-index

    63 publications

    5K citations

  7. Shanghai Jiao Tong University

    Shanghai, China

    16 h-index

    73 publications

    4.3K citations

  8. Helsinki University Hospital

    Helsinki, Finland

    15 h-index

    66 publications

    2.6K citations

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Venues

  1. Tissue Engineering

    47 publications · 4.3K citations

    38

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  2. PubMed

    Repository · 102 publications · 3.9K citations

    34

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  3. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

    21 publications · 4.2K citations

    20

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  4. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

    17 publications · 2.6K citations

    16

    h-index

  5. British journal of surgery

    BJS · 15 publications · 725 citations

    15

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