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Biodegradable microtablets made of low molecular weight polyglycolic acid: Bioabbaubare Mikrotabletten aus niedermolekularer Polyglycolsäure
Author(s) -
Moll Friedrich,
Ries Ralf
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
archiv der pharmazie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.468
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1521-4184
pISSN - 0365-6233
DOI - 10.1002/ardp.2503241123
Subject(s) - solubility , chemistry , biodegradable polymer , organic chemistry , polymer
Research work in developing pharmaceutical dosage forms with biodegradable polymers seldom dealt with polyglycolic acid (PGA) 1,2 . This because of difficult processing procedures and low solubility of PGA in common organic solvents 2,3 . The only licensed product of the homoplymer in medical use is the sufgical suture Dexon® 4