Oxidative and enzymatic degradations of l-tyrosine based polyurethanes

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1994-2004

  Sarkar, Debanjan ^a   Lopina, Stephanie T ^a  

^a The University of Akron   (United States)

Author keywords

Degradation; Enzyme; l Tyrosine; Oxidation; Polyurethane

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BIOMATERIALS; DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; POLYCAPROLACTONE; PROTEOLYSIS;

BUFFER SOLUTIONS; ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION; OXIDATIVE DEGRADATION; PROTEOLYTIC ENZYMES;

POLYURETHANES;

EID: 35648960806     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2007.08.003     Document Type: Article

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