Thermogravimetric study of copolymers derived from p-dioxanone, L-lactide and poly (ethylene glycol)

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 423-433

  Bhattarai, Narayan ^a   Kim, Hak Yong ^a   Lee, Douk Rae ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Biodegradable polymers; Poly(p dioxanone co L lactide) b poly(ethylene glycol); Thermogravimetric study; Triblock copolymers

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS; OLIGOMERS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

EID: 0036403054     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-3910(02)00178-7     Document Type: Article

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