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Polyglycolide or poly(glycolic acid) (PGA), also
spelled as
polyglycolic acid, is a biodegradable,
thermoplastic polymer and the
simplest linear, aliphatic...
- biodegradability. The
ester linkage in the
backbone of
polyglycolic acid
gives it
hydrolytic instability. Thus
polyglycolic acid can
degrade into its
nontoxic monomer...
- any
synthetic absorbable suture made
primarily of
polyglycolic acid.
Other brands of
polyglycolic acid
suture include PolySyn, Surgicryl, Polysorb, and...
- the
Mizuho keiretsu. One of the company's long-term
investments is in
polyglycolic acid (PGA). The
company developed a m****
scale manufacturing technique...
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mucosa or face.
Synthetic absorbable material includes polyglactic acid,
polyglycolic acid, poliglecaprone, polydioxanone, and
polytrimethylene carbonate....
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Copolymer of
varying ratios of
polylactic acid and
polyglycolic acid...
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chain polymerization. It is used as a
monomer in the
preparation of
polyglycolic acid and
other biocompatible copolymers (e.g. PLGA). Commercially, important...
- 80/33) are
referred to as Polysorb, but
should not be
confused with the
polyglycolic acid
suture of the same name
which is
produced by a
different company...
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biomedical settings. For example, a
copolymer of
polylactic acid and
polyglycolic acid is emplo**** in
hydrolysable stitches that
slowly degrade after they...
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introduced in the 1970s, was made with a man made
organic material called polyglycolic acid. This new
category of
suture product reduced a surgeon's reliance...
