Polylactic acid (PLA) is a synthetic and biodegradable polymer. PLA can have important applications in tissue engineering as three-dimensional porous structures. Biodegradable polymers are used in medicine to replace and increase the volume of tissues, as tissue supports and also for controlled drug release.
One of the most widely used biodegradable polymers is polylactic acid (PLA), as it is easily biodegraded. This material is used as microspheres or microcapsules to host a broad diversity of drugs, such as antiinflamatory, anticonceptives, narcotics antagonists, local anesthetics and vaccines. This book discusses new developments in the research of polylactic acid.
| ISBN: | 9781634630542 |
| Publication date: | 1st December 2014 |
| Author: | Courtney Winthrop |
| Publisher: | Nova Science Publishers an imprint of Nova Science Publishers, Inc |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 214 pages |
| Series: | Polymer Science and Technology |
| Genres: |
Polymer chemistry |
Polylactic acid (PLA) is a synthetic and biodegradable polymer. PLA can have important applications in tissue engineering as three-dimensional porous structures.
New Developments in Polylactic Acid Research features in the following genres: Polymer chemistry
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New Developments in Polylactic Acid Research was written by Courtney Winthrop and published by Nova Science Publishers an imprint of Nova Science Publishers, Inc
New Developments in Polylactic Acid Research has 214 pages
Yes it is part of Polymer Science and Technology series