Electrospinning of α,β-poly(N-2-hydroxyethyl)-dl-aspartamide-graft-polylactic acid to produce a fibrillar scaffold

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 181-184

  Pitarresi, G ^a   Palumbo, F S ^a   Fiorica, C ^a   Calascibetta, F ^a   Giammona, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

, Poly(N 2 hydroxyethyl) dl aspartamide; Electrospinning; Fibers; Polylactic acid; Scaffold

Indexed keywords

AMPHIPHILIC COPOLYMERS; AVERAGE DIAMETER; CHEMICAL DEGRADATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ELECTROSPINNING FIBERS; ELECTROSPUN FIBERS; HYDROLYTIC RESISTANCE; N ,N-DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; PHOSPHATE BUFFER SOLUTIONS; POLY LACTIC ACID; PRELIMINARY INFORMATION;

ACETONE; ACIDS; AMIDES; COPOLYMERIZATION; DRUG DELIVERY; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); SCAFFOLDS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ELECTROSPINNING;

EID: 73649137150     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2009.09.001     Document Type: Article

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