Blends as a strategy towards tailored hydrolytic degradation of poly(ε-caprolactone-co-d,l-lactide)-poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(ε-caprolactone-co-d,l-lactide) co-polymers

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 877-882

  Bramfeldt, Hanna ^a,b   Sarazin, Pierre ^a,b   Vermette, Patrick ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF GERIATRICS OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aliphatic co polymers; Blends; Hydrolytic degradation; PEG; Porous scaffolds

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMERS; HYDROLYSIS; POROUS MATERIALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BLEND DISCS; BLENDS; HYDROLYTIC DEGRADATION; POROUS SCAFFOLDS;

POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS;

EID: 41049110192     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2008.01.023     Document Type: Article

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