Preparation of poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(caprolactone) copolymers and their applications as thermo-sensitive materials

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 154-158

  Kim, Moon Suk ^a   Seo, Kwang Su ^b   Khang, Gilson ^b   Cho, Sun Hang ^a   Lee, Hai Bang ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology   (South Korea)

^b Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Living ring opening polymerization; Polycaprolactone; Polyethylene glycol; Sol gel transition

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; BIOMATERIALS; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; GELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONOMERS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; SOL-GELS; SOLUTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMAL EFFECTS;

CHAIN TRANSFERS; DIBLOCK SEGMENTS; MONOMER ACTIVATORS; TERMINAL ALCOHOLS;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ALCOHOL; BIOMATERIAL; COPOLYMER; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; MACROGOL; MONOMER; POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL) BLOCK POLY(CAPROLACTONE); POLYCAPROLACTONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GEL; HEAT SENSITIVITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHASE TRANSITION; POLYMERIZATION; RAT; RING OPENING; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 3042845996     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.30049     Document Type: Article

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