Lamellar assembly and orientation-induced internal micro-voids by cross-sectional dissection of poly(ethylene oxide)/poly(L-lactic acid) blend

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 396-405

  Hsieh, Y T ^a   Woo, E M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biocompatible polymers; Biodegradable polymers; Bulk; PLLA

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; ETCHING; ETHYLENE; LACTIC ACID; LAMELLAR STRUCTURES; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; POLYCAPROLACTONE; POLYMER BLENDS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BIOCOMPATIBLE POLYMER; BULK; CRYSTALLINE POLYMERS; LAMELLAR ASSEMBLIES; LAMELLAR ORIENTATIONS; LAMELLAR PATTERNS; MICRO VOIDS; POLY(ETHYLENE) OXIDE; POLY(L-LACTIC ACID); POLY-L-LACTIC ACIDS;

POLYETHYLENE OXIDES;

EID: 84873432740     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2013.36     Document Type: Article

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