Micro- to nanoscale structure of biocompatible PLA-PEO-PLA hydrogels

We observe large-scale structures in hydrogels of poly(l-lactide)-poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(l-lactide) (PLLA-PEO-PLLA) ranging in size from a few hundred nanometers to several micrometers. These structures are apparent through both ultra-small angle scattering (USAS) techniques and confocal microsco...

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Publié dans:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1985. - 23(2007), 9 vom: 24. Apr., Seite 5039-44
Auteur principal: Agrawal, Sarvesh K (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Sanabria-Delong, Naomi, Jemian, Pete R, Tew, Gregory N, Bhatia, Surita R
Format: Article
Langue:English
Publié: 2007
Accès à la collection:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Sujets:Journal Article Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Biocompatible Materials Hydrogels Polyesters polylactide-polyethylene glycol-polylactide Polyethylene Glycols 3WJQ0SDW1A
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