Synthesis of polylactides with different molecular weights

Biomaterials

Volumn 18, Issue 22, 1997, Pages 1503-1508

  Hyon, Suong Hyu ^a   Jamshidi, Khosrow ^a   Ikada, Yoshito ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biodegradable polymer; Condensation polymerization; Polylactide; Ring opening polymerization; Specific optical rotation

Indexed keywords

MONOMER; POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYLACTIDE; TIN DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; VISCOSITY;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; KINETICS; LACTIC ACID; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OPTICAL ROTATION; POLYESTERS; TEMPERATURE;

BIOSYNTHESIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONOMERS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYCONDENSATION; RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION; VISCOSITY;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER; POLYLACTIDES; SPECIFIC OPTICAL ROTATION;

BIOMATERIALS;

EID: 0030693818     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(97)00076-8     Document Type: Article

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