Triblock copolymers of ε-caprolactone, L -lactide, and trimethylene carbonate: Biodegradability and elastomeric behavior

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A

Volumn 99 A, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 38-46

  Widjaja, Leonardus Kresna ^a   Kong, Jen Fong ^a   Chattopadhyay, Sujay ^a   Lipik, Vitali T ^a   Liow, Sing Shy ^a   Abadie, Marc J M ^a,b   Venkatraman, Subbu S ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

biodegradable; copolymer; elastomer; mechanical properties; thermoplastics

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE; BIODEGRADABLE POLYURETHANES; CAPROLACTONE; COMPOSITION RANGES; CREEP AND RECOVERY; CRYSTALLINITIES; DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; ELASTOMERIC BEHAVIOR; HARD SEGMENTS; HIGH ELONGATION; L-LACTIDE; LACTIDES; MOLAR RATIO; PROCESSABLE; SEPTAL DEFECT; SOFT SEGMENTS; STENT COATINGS; STRESS AND STRAIN; TRIMETHYLENE CARBONATE;

BIODEGRADATION; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; COPOLYMERIZATION; DEGRADATION; ELASTOMERS; PLASTICS; STRAIN; STRESSES;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS;

COPOLYMER; CYCLOPROPANE DERIVATIVE; ELASTOMER; POLYCAPROLACTONE; POLYGLACTIN; POLYURETHAN;

ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOMECHANICS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HYDROLYSIS; MASS; MELTING POINT; POLYMERIZATION; STRESS;

DIOXANES; ELASTOMERS; HEXANOIC ACIDS; LACTONES; MATERIALS TESTING; STENTS;

EID: 80051890559     PISSN: 15493296     EISSN: 15524965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.33161     Document Type: Article

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