Structure and mechanical properties of poly(D,L-lactic acid)/poly(ε-caprolactone) blends

Biomaterials

Volumn 24, Issue 23, 2003, Pages 4181-4190

  Broz, M E ^a,b   VanderHart, D L ^a   Washburn, N R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Microstructure; Polycaprolactone; Polylactic acid

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMATERIALS; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; DILATOMETERS; ELASTIC MODULI; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHASE COMPOSITION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRAIN; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION); TENSILE TESTING; YIELD STRESS;

CRITICAL TEMPERATURE EFFECTS;

POLYMER BLENDS;

BIOMATERIAL; POLY(DEXTRO,LEVO LACTIC ACID); POLYCAPROLACTONE; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADHESION; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRESS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOSTABILITY; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 0038692857     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(03)00314-4     Document Type: Article

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