Synthesis and characterization of biodegradable aliphatic copolyesters with poly(ethylene oxide) soft segments

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 904-917

  Pepic, Dragana ^a   Zagar, Ema ^b   Zigon, Majda ^b   Krzan, Andrej ^b   Kunaver, Matjaz ^b   Djonlagic, Jasna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Enzymatic degradation; Hydrolytic degradation; Poly(butylene succinate); Poly(ether ester)s; Poly(ethylene oxide)

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; CHARACTERIZATION; COPOLYMERIZATION; DEGRADATION; ELASTOMERS; POLYETHYLENE OXIDES; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSESTERIFICATION;

ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE ELASTOMERS; HYDROLYTIC DEGRADATION;

POLYESTERS;

EID: 39849088549     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2007.11.035     Document Type: Article

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