Physicochemical characterisation of degrading polycaprolactone scaffolds

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2269-2276

  Bosworth, Lucy A ^a   Downes, Sandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crystallinity; Electrospinning; Hydrolytic degradation; Polycaprolactone; Surface area

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERISATION; CRYSTALLINITIES; DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; DEGRADATION STUDY; ELECTROSPUNS; HYDROLYTIC DEGRADATION; MASS LOSS; PHOSPHATE BUFFER SOLUTIONS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLYCAPROLACTONE SCAFFOLDS; SOLVENT CAST FILMS; SURFACE AREA; THERMAL PROPERTIES;

ACIDS; ELECTROSPINNING; HYDROLYSIS; MOLECULAR MASS; SCAFFOLDS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

DEGRADATION;

EID: 78649451373     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2010.09.007     Document Type: Article

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