A morphological study of porous polylactide scaffolds prepared by thermally induced phase separation

Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 229-238

  Chen, Jui Shui ^a   Tu, Shu Ling ^a   Tsay, Ruey Yug ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Morphology; Phase separation mechanism; PLA; Thermally induced phase separation

Indexed keywords

AGING TIME; AS QUENCHING; BIMODAL PORE SIZE DISTRIBUTION; CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CLOUD POINT TEMPERATURE; COARSENING PROCESS; CONTROLLED RELEASE; DE-MIXING; DIVERSE RANGE; DRUG CARRIER; DYNAMIC PROCESS; FABRICATION PARAMETERS; FREEZING POINT; ISOTROPIC MORPHOLOGY; LARGE PORES; LIQUID-LIQUID PHASE SEPARATION; LIQUID-LIQUIDS; MICROSCOPIC MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOLOGICAL STUDY; NON-SOLVENTS; PHASE SEPARATION MECHANISM; PLA; POLY LACTIDE; POLYLACTIDES; POLYMER CONCENTRATIONS; POROUS SCAFFOLD; POROUS STRUCTURES; PRESENCE OF WATER; PROCESS PARAMETERS; PROCESSING PARAMETERS; SEM MICROGRAPHS; SOLID-LIQUID PHASE SEPARATION; SOLVENT MIXTURES; THERMALLY INDUCED PHASE SEPARATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL SCAFFOLDS; TUBULAR MORPHOLOGY; WATER SYSTEM;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADATION; COARSENING; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ETHERS; FREEZING; LIQUIDS; MIXING; MORPHOLOGY; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PHASE MODULATION; PIPE FLOW; PORE SIZE; PORE STRUCTURE; SCAFFOLDS; SPINODAL DECOMPOSITION; TERNARY SYSTEMS; WATER CONTENT; WATERWORKS;

PHASE SEPARATION;

EID: 77249140952     PISSN: 18761070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2009.08.008     Document Type: Article

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