Control of thermal properties and hydrolytic degradation in poly(lactic acid) polymer stars through control of isospecificity of polymer arms

Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1477-1484

  Cameron, Donald J A ^a   Shaver, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

biodegradable; drug delivery systems; isotactic; ring opening polymerization; star polymers; stereospecific polymers

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; ISOTACTIC; STAR POLYMERS; STEREO-SPECIFIC POLYMERS;

DEGRADATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DRUG DELIVERY; LACTIC ACID; PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; POLYPROPYLENES; RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION; STARS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TIN; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS;

EID: 84858231293     PISSN: 0887624X     EISSN: 10990518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pola.25927     Document Type: Article

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