Biodegradable polymers as biomaterials

2007/06/12 by Lakshmi S. Nair, Cato T. Laurencin · 4,351 citations
Chemistry · Engineering · Materials Science · #Biocompatible material #Biodegradable polymer #Biodegradation #Biomaterial #Biomedical engineering #Bone Tissue Engineering Materials #Chemistry #Composite material #Drug delivery #Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications #Engineering #Hydrolytic degradation #Materials science #Nanotechnology #Natural polymers #Organic chemistry #Polymer #Tissue engineering #biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties

paper · doi:10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2007.05.017

published in Progress in Polymer Science 32(8-9), 762-798 (Elsevier BV)

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