Biodegradability of conducting chitosan-g-polycaprolactone/polypyrrole conduits

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1994-2002

  Wan, Ying ^a   Gao, Juan ^a   Zhang, Jun ^b   Peng, Wangming ^c   Qiu, Guofu ^d  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^c JIANGHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Composite conduit; Copolymer; Degradation; Mechanical and conducting property

Indexed keywords

BUFFERING EFFECT; COMPOSITE CONDUIT; COMPRESSIVE LOADS; CONDUCTING PROPERTIES; DEGRADATION BEHAVIOR; IN-VITRO; IN-VIVO; INITIAL PH VALUE; LOAD RANGE; LOW CONDUCTIVITY; MECHANICAL STRENGTH; NERVE REPAIR; PH VALUE; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; SLOW DEGRADATION;

BIODEGRADATION; CHITIN; CHITOSAN; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COPOLYMERIZATION; DEGRADATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYPYRROLES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

PH EFFECTS;

EID: 77956247659     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2010.07.012     Document Type: Article

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