Preparation and characterization of biodegradable PLA polymeric blends

Biomaterials

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1167-1173

  Chen, Chien Chung ^a   Chueh, Ju Yu ^a   Tseng, How ^a   Huang, Haw Ming ^a   Lee, Sheng Yang ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bioabsorbable; Blend; Poly DL lactic acid; Poly L lactic acid; Surfactant

Indexed keywords

CHROMATOGRAPHY; ELASTIC MODULI; GELS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ORTHOPEDICS; PLASTICIZERS; SURGERY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TOUGHNESS;

POLYMERIC BLENDS;

POLYMERS;

COPOLYMER; CRYSTALLIN; DICHLOROMETHANE; POLYCAPROLACTONE; POLYLACTIC ACID; SURFACTANT;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; INFRARED RADIATION; MELTING POINT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; ETHYLENE OXIDE; POLYESTERS; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS;

EID: 0037339640     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(02)00466-0     Document Type: Article

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