Effects of thermal history and physical aging on thermal properties of poly-L-lactide

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1396, 2001, Pages 58-68

  Deng, Meng ^a   Allan, Jacqueline M ^a   Corbett, Joel T ^a   Shalaby, Shalaby W ^a  

^a Poly Med Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioabsorbable; Biomedical; Crystallinity; DSC; Glass transition; Physical aging; Poly L lactide; Thermal property; Thermal treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040970087     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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