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Polyglycolic Acid

Known as: Poly(oxy(1-oxo-1,2-ethanediyl)), Polyglycolic Acid [Chemical/Ingredient], Polyglycolide 
A biocompatible polymer used as a surgical suture material.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Tissue engineering of human cartilage and osteochondral composites using recirculation bioreactors.
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
DNA delivery from an intravascular stent with a denatured collagen-polylactic-polyglycolic acid-controlled release coating: mechanisms of enhanced transfection
We previously demonstrated that DNA–polylactic–polyglycolic acid (PLGA)-coated stents can deliver genes to the arterial wall with… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Micromachined biodegradable microstructures
We present a fabrication approach for the production of micromachined biodegradable microstructures, and illustrate its… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Polymeric-based perivascular delivery of a nitric oxide donor inhibits intimal thickening after balloon denudation arterial injury: role of nuclear factor-kappaB.
Review
1999
Review
1999
Update on Bioresorbable Plates in Maxillofacial Surgery
Biodegradable materials, mainly polymers and copolymers of polylactide and polyglycolide, are today routinely used as fixation… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Acidity near eroding polylactide-polyglycolide in vitro and in vivo in rabbit tibial bone chambers.
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Protein release kinetics of a biodegradable implant for fracture non-unions.
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Incorporation of polylactide-polyglycolide in a cortical defect: neoosteogenesis in a bone chamber.
One hundred-micron-thick threads of 40-kDa copolymer polylactide:polyglycolide (PLGA) in a 50:50 molar ratio in bone chambers… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
A biologic comparison of polyglactin 910 and polyglycolic acid synthetic absorbable sutures.
Two synthetic absorbable sutures were implanted in rats for a comparative evaluation of breaking strength, tissue reaction and… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Polyglycolic Acid Surgical Suture: R. W. Postlethwait, MD, Durham, NC
Polyglycolic acid sutures were compared experimentally with catgut, silk, and Dacron. The sutures were implanted in the muscles… 
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