Chemical and morphological analysis of surface enrichment in a biodegradable polymer blend by phase-detection imaging atomic force microscopy

Macromolecules

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 2278-2283

  Chen, X ^a   McGurk, S L ^a   Davies, M C ^a   Roberts, C J ^a   Shakesheff, K M ^a   Tendler, S J B ^a   Williams, P M ^a   Davies, J ^b   Dawkes, A C ^b   Domb, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Pollards Wood Laboratories   (United Kingdom)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIODEGRADATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; ORGANIC POLYMERS; REACTION KINETICS; SURFACES;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; EROSION KINETICS; PHASE DETECTION IMAGING; POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYSEBACIC ANHYDRIDE; SURFACE ENRICHMENT;

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 0032492507     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma9704525     Document Type: Article

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