Enzyme-induced biodegradation of polycarbonate-polyurethanes: Dependence on hard-segment chemistry

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 597-611

  Tang, Y W ^a   Labow, R S ^b   Santerre, J P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Enzymes; Esterase; Hard segments; Hydrogen bonding; Phase structure; Polyurethanes

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; CATALYSIS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ENZYMES; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROGEN BONDS; HYDROLYSIS; POLYCARBONATES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAY SCATTERING;

POLYCARBONATE URETHANES (PCNU);

POLYURETHANES;

CHOLESTEROL ESTERASE; POLYCARBONATE; POLYURETHAN;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CATALYSIS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROLYSIS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 0035892389     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-4636(20011215)57:4<597::AID-JBM1207>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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