Synthesis and characterization of poly(L-lactide-co-ε-caprolactone) (B)-poly(L-lactide) (A) ABA block copolymers

Polymers for Advanced Technologies

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 332-337

  Baimark, Yodthong ^a   Molloy, Robert ^b  

^a MAHASARAKHAM UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

carpolactone; Biodegradable polyesters; Block copolymers; L lactide

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MELTING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POLYMERIZATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT;

DIETHYLENE GLYCOL; DILUTE-SOLUTION VISCOMETRY; RING-OPENING POLYMERIZATION; SOLID-STATE CRYSTALLIZATION;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

POLYMER SCIENCE;

EID: 17744379153     PISSN: 10427147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pat.588     Document Type: Article

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