Synthesis, characterization and melt spinning of a block copolymer of L-lactide and ε-caprolactone for potential use as an absorbable monofilament surgical suture

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 699-707

  Baimark, Y ^a   Molloy, R ^a   Molloy, N ^a   Siripitayananon, J ^a   Punyodom, W ^a   Sriyai, M ^a  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; MONOMERS; REACTION KINETICS; STRESS ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TENSILE STRENGTH;

CAPRPLACTONE; HOT-DRAWING; MONOFILAMENT FIBERS; SURGICAL SUTURES;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

ABSORBABLE SUTURE; COPOLYMER; EPSILON CAPROLACTONE; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; POLYLACTIDE; SUTURE MATERIAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; COST CONTROL; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DILUTION; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; STRESS STRAIN RELATIONSHIP; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; VISCOMETRY;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELASTICITY; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYESTERS; ROTATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SUTURES; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TEXTILES; TRANSITION TEMPERATURE;

EID: 21344448165     PISSN: 09574530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10856-005-2605-6     Document Type: Article

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