Concepedia

The impact of monomer sequence and stereochemistry on the swelling and erosion of biodegradable poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) matrices

Michael Washington, Devin J. Swiner, Kerri R. Bell, Morgan V. Fedorchak, Steven R. Little, Tara Y. Meyer

Biomaterials · 2016 · 122 citations · 55 references

Concepts

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References

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Poly Lactic-co-Glycolic Acid (PLGA) as Biodegradable Controlled Drug Delivery Carrier

Hirenkumar K. Makadia, Steven J. Siegel · Polymers · 2011 · 4.6K citations · Full text

Engineering, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering +17

Biodegradation and biocompatibility of PLA and PLGA microspheres

James Anderson, Matthew S. Shive · Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews · 1997 · 2.6K citations

Natural Sciences, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering +12

Biomedical applications of biodegradable polymers

Bret D. Ulery, Lakshmi S. Nair, Cato T. Laurencin · Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics · 2011 · 2.2K citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering +16

Why degradable polymers undergo surface erosion or bulk erosion

Friederike von Burkersroda, Luise Schedl, Achim Göpferich · Biomaterials · 2002 · 1.1K citations

Natural Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science +16

Visual Evidence of Acidic Environment Within Degrading Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) Microspheres

Karen K. Fu, Daniel W. Pack, Alexander M. Klibanov et al. · Pharmaceutical Research · 2000 · 751 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Food Science +13