Effect of hydrolytic degradation on the microstructure of poly(glycolic acid): An X-ray scattering and ultraviolet spectrophotometry study of wet samples ultraviolet

Journal of Applied Polymer Science

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1681-1690

  King, E ^a   Cameron, R E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crystallinity; Hydrolytic degradation; Lamellae; Poly(glycolic acid); Tie chains; Wet

Indexed keywords

AMORPHIZATION; CONFORMATIONS; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SCATTERING; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SWELLING; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETERS;

POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; SMALL ANGLE SYNCHROTRON X RAY SCATTERING; WIDE ANGLE X RAY SCATTERING;

POLYETHERS;

EID: 0031274940     PISSN: 00218995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4628(19971128)66:9<1681::AID-APP6>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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