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Also known as Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer

thumb|Structure of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid). x= number of units of lactic acid; y= number of units of [[glycolic acid.]] PLGA, PLG, or 'poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid' (CAS: ) is a copolymer which is used in a host of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved therapeutic devices, owing to its biodegradability and biocompatibility. PLGA is synthesized by means of ring-opening co-polymerization of two different monomers: glycolide and lactide, the cyclic dimers (1,4-dioxane-2,5-diones) of glycolic acid and lactic acid, respectively. Polymers can be synthesized as either random or block cop