The hydrolytic degradation of a segmented glycolide-trimethylene carbonate copolymer (Maxon™)

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 975-985

  Zurita, Raül ^a   Franco, Lourdes ^a   Puiggalí, Jordi ^a   Rodríguez Galán, Alfonso ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

DSC calorimetry; Glycolide; Hydrolytic degradation; NMR spectroscopy; Surgical sutures; Trimethylene carbonate

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL SHIFT; CYCLIZATION; DEGRADATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; HYDROLYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PH EFFECTS;

GLYCOLIDES; HYDROLYTIC DEGRADATION; INTRAMOLECULAR CYCLIZATION; SURGICAL SUTURES; TRIMETHYLENE CARBONATE UNITS;

COPOLYMERS;

EID: 34248385328     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2007.03.002     Document Type: Article

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