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Journal of Microencapsulation
Micro and Nano Carriers
Volume 18, 2001 - Issue 4
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Research Article

Microencapsulation of gentamicin in biodegradable PLA and/or PLA/PEG copolymer

Y.-Y. Huang, T.-W. Chung Institute of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Chung-Yuan University, Chung-Li, Taiwan
Pages 457-465 | Published online: 29 Sep 2008

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