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Please have a look at below publications:

Short-Term and Long-Term Effects of Orthopedic Biodegradable ...

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › NCBI › Literature › PubMed Central (PMC)

by AR Amini - ‎2011 - ‎Cited by 44 - ‎Related articles

These polymers can be synthetic or natural and degrade through ... group, which includes polyglycolide (PGA), polylactide (PLLA), and their co-polymer ..... Biodegradable polyester implants induce afibrotic walling-off phenomenon after  ...

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Biomedical Applications of Biodegradable Polymers - NCBI

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3136871/

by BD Ulery - ‎2011 - ‎Cited by 613 - ‎Related articles

Jun 15, 2011 - These changes can cause long-term host responses to these biomaterials to .... While possessing more desirable degradation properties than PLLA, ..... cystic fibrosis and lung cancer (lung mucosa) and HIV (vaginal mucosa).

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Biomaterials & scaffolds for tissue engineering - ScienceDirect

www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S136970211170058X 

by FJ O'Brien - ‎2011 - ‎Cited by 516 - ‎Related articles

Mar 5, 2011 - This will determine how either the scaffold or the tissue engineered construct will be stored. ... In addition, concerns exist about the degradation process of PLLA .... In addition, autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) and matrix-induced ... that mechanically mimic a post-infarct fibroticscar, cells overstrain ...

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Degradation Rate of Bioresorbable Materials: Prediction and Evaluation

https://books.google.com.au/books?isbn=1845695038

F J Buchanan - 2008 - ‎Technology & Engineering

within degrading polylactide implants (De Jong et al., 2005). Bovine collagen had been found toinduce antibody production and clinically unwanted ... Fibrosis/ fibrous capsule formation In the presence of a biomaterial, fibrosis or a fibrous ... Multiple factors can influence the thickness of the surrounding fibrous capsule.