Effects of in vitro degradation on the weight loss and tensile properties of PLA/LPCL/HPCL blend fibers

Fibers and Polymers

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 13-18

  Yoon, Cheol Soo ^a   Ji, Dong Sun ^a  

^a Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bioabsorbable sutures; HPCL; Hydrolysis; LPCL; PLA

Indexed keywords

HYDROLYSIS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PH EFFECTS; POLYESTERS; TENSILE STRENGTH; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

BIOABSORBABLE SUTURES; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLY(Ε-CAPROLACTONE) (HPCL); LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLY(Ε-CAPROLACTONE) (LPCL); POLY(LACTIC ACID) (PLA);

POLYMER BLENDS;

EID: 21644478217     PISSN: 12299197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02875568     Document Type: Article

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