Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer

Preferred Label : Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer;

MeSH definition : A co-polymer that consists of varying ratios of polylactic acid and polyglycolic acid. It is used as a matrix for drug delivery and for BONE REGENERATION.;

MeSH synonym : Polylactic Acid Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer; PLG Polymer; PLG Polymers; Polymer, PLG; Polymers, PLG; Poly (Lactic-co-glycolic Acid) -; Poly(Lactic-co-glycolic Acid); Polylactic-co-glycolic Acid Copolymer; Copolymer, Polylactic-co-glycolic Acid; Copolymers, Polylactic-co-glycolic Acid; Polylactic co glycolic Acid Copolymer; Polylactic-co-glycolic Acid Copolymers; PLGA Compound; PLGA Compounds; PL-PG Copolymer; Copolymer, PL-PG; Copolymers, PL-PG; PL PG Copolymer; PL-PG Copolymers; Poly(Glycolide-co-lactide); PLGA Acid; Acid, PLGA; Acids, PLGA; PLGA Acids;

CISMeF synonym : PLGA Cpd;

MeSH hyponym : Poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide); Poly L lactic polyglycolic Acid; Poly-L-lactic-polyglycolic Acids; Poly(L-lactide)-co-glycolide;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid);

UNII : 1SIA8062RS;

Details

Origin ID

D000077182;

UMLS CUI

C0071599;

Allowable qualifiers
- administration and dosage [MeSH Qualifier]
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- agonists [MeSH Qualifier]
- analogs and derivatives [MeSH Qualifier]
- analysis [MeSH Qualifier]
- antagonists and inhibitors [MeSH Qualifier]
- blood [MeSH Qualifier]
- cerebrospinal fluid [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemical synthesis [MeSH Qualifier]
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- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- isolation and purification [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- pharmacokinetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- pharmacology [MeSH Qualifier]
- poisoning [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- supply and distribution [MeSH Qualifier]
- therapeutic use [MeSH Qualifier]
- toxicity [MeSH Qualifier]
- urine [MeSH Qualifier]
MeSH indexing information
- drug carriers [MeSH Descriptor]
- prostheses and implants [MeSH Descriptor]
Pharmacological action(s)
- biocompatible materials [MeSH Descriptor]
Record concept(s)
- LactoSorb [MeSH concept]
- RG 502 [MeSH concept]
- poly (D,L-lactic-co-glycolic acid) [MeSH concept]
- poly(DL-lactide-co-glycolic acid) [MeSH concept]
- poly-L-lactic-polyglycolic acid [MeSH concept]
- polylactic acid-polyglycolic acid copolymer [MeSH concept]
Related MeSH Supplementary Concept(s)
- EG-1962 [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Biomedical or Dental Material [UMLS semantic type]
- Organic Chemical [UMLS semantic type]

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