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Micro and Nano Carriers
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Research Article

Comparative degradation study of biodegradable microspheres of poly(DL-lactide-co-glycolide) with poly(ethyleneglycol) derivates

J. T. GARCIA Departamento de Ingeniera Qumica y Tecnologa Farmaceu tica, Facultad Farmacia, Universidad de La Laguna, 38200. Tenerife, Spain
Pages 83-94 | Published online: 29 Sep 2008

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