Microdomain structure in polylactide-block-poly(ethylene oxide) copolymer films

Biomaterials

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 529-536

  Kubies, Dana ^a   Rypáček, František ^a   Kovářová, Jana ^a   Lednický, František ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Microphase separation; Poly(ethylene oxide); Polylactide; Polylactide block poly(ethylene oxide) block polylactide; Surface microdomains; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; HYDROPHOBICITY; INITIATORS (CHEMICAL); MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYESTERS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

POLYLACTIDE; SURFACE MICRODOMAINS;

PLASTIC FILMS;

BIOMATERIAL; COPOLYMER; MACROGOL; POLYLACTIDE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FILM; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; EPOXY COMPOUNDS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; POLYESTERS; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0343185952     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(99)00219-7     Document Type: Article

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