Effect of electron beam irradiation on the structure and properties of electrospun PLLA and PLLA/PDLA blend nanofibers

Acta Biomaterialia

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 123-129

  Zhang, Xiwen ^a   Kotaki, Masaya ^a   Okubayashi, Satoko ^a   Sukigara, Sachiko ^a  

^a KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electron beam; Electrospinning; Nanofiber; PLLA; Stereocomplex

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAMS; HYDROPHILICITY; IRRADIATION; NANOFIBERS; RADIATION; TENSILE TESTING; VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT;

CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; ELECTRON BEAM IRRADIATION; ELECTRON-BEAM; ELECTROSPUNS; LACTIDES; PLLA; POLY (L-LACTIDE); POLY(L-LACTIDE); STEREOCOMPLEXES; STRUCTURES AND PROPERTIES;

COMPLEXATION;

NANOFIBER; POLYLACTIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CONTACT ANGLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DEGRADATION; ELECTRON BEAM; HYDROPHILICITY; IRRADIATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; TENSILE STRENGTH; VISCOSITY;

EID: 70449700112     PISSN: 17427061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2009.06.007     Document Type: Article

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