Thermal and mechanical characterization of electrospun blends of poly(lactic acid) and poly(glycolic acid)

Polymer Journal

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1137-1145

  Ramdhanie, Lisa I ^a   Aubuchon, Steven R ^b   Boland, Eugene D ^a   Knapp, Danielle C ^a   Barnes, Catherine P ^a   Simpson, David G ^c   Wnek, Gary E ^d   Bowlin, Gary L ^a  

^a Virginia Commonwealth University   (United States)

^b TA INSTRUMENTS   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

Differential scanning calorimetry; Electrospinning; Poly(glycolic acid); Poly(lactic acid); Polymer blend

Indexed keywords

BIOABSORBABILITY; ELECTROSPINNING; ELECTROSPUN BLENDS; POLYGLYCOLIC ACIDS; POLYLACTIC ACIDS;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; POLYMER BLENDS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

ORGANIC ACIDS;

EID: 33846221893     PISSN: 00323896     EISSN: 13490540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1295/polymj.PJ2006062     Document Type: Article

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