A DSC study of the miscibility of poly(ethylene oxide)-block-poly(DL-lactide) copolymers with poly(DL-lactide)

Biomaterials

Volumn 20, Issue 15, 1999, Pages 1381-1387

  Pannu, Rachpal K ^a   Tanodekaew, Siriporn ^a   Li, Wu ^a   Collett, John H ^a   Attwood, David ^a   Booth, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Block copolymers; Phase diagrams; Poly(DL lactide); Poly(ethylene oxide) block poly(DL lactide); Polymer blends

Indexed keywords

ANIONIC POLYMERIZATION; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DRUG INFUSION; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; GLASS TRANSITION; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; SOLUBILITY; TEMPERATURE;

DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; MELTING TEMPERATURE; NON CATALYSED ANIONIC POLYMERIZATION;

POLYMER BLENDS;

COPOLYMER; MACROGOL; POLYLACTIDE;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MISCIBILITY; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; POLYESTERS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0033178837     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(99)00041-1     Document Type: Article

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