Morphology and pore size distribution of biocompatible interconnected porous poly(L-lactic acid) foams with nanofibrous structure prepared by thermally induced liquid-liquid phase separation

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part B: Physics

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 897-919

  Li, Shirong ^a   Wang, Kemin ^b   Li, Muzi ^b  

^a HUBEI UNIVERSITY FOR NATIONALITIES   (China)

^b WUHAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

foam; morphology; poly(L lactic acid) (PPLA); scanning electron microscopy (SEM); thermally induced phase separation (TIPS)

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE DIAMETER; CHANGING PARAMETER; CLOSED PORE; DISTRIBUTION EQUATIONS; FOAM MORPHOLOGY; LIQUID-LIQUID PHASE SEPARATION; MAXIMUM VALUES; MICRO-POROUS; MIXED SOLVENT; PLLA; POLY L LACTIC ACID; POLYMER CONCENTRATIONS; PORE DIAMETERS; POROUS FOAMS; PROCESS PARAMETERS; QUENCHING TEMPERATURES; SCANNING ELECTRONS; SOLVENT COMPOSITION; TETRAHYDROFURANS; THERMALLY INDUCED; THERMALLY INDUCED PHASE SEPARATION; TIPS PROCESS; VACUUM DRYING; VOLUME RATIO;

BODY FLUIDS; ETHANOL; ETHERS; LACTIC ACID; LIQUIDS; MORPHOLOGY; NANOFIBERS; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PHASE SEPARATION; PIPE FLOW; QUENCHING; SCANNING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIZE DETERMINATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SIZE SEPARATION;

PORE SIZE;

EID: 77955607316     PISSN: 00222348     EISSN: 1525609X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00222341003609138     Document Type: Article

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