Synthesis and characterizations of poly (lactic acid) by ring-opening polymerization for biomedical applications

Chemical Engineering Transactions

Volumn 38, Issue , 2014, Pages 331-336

  Lopes, Milena S ^a   Jardini, André L ^a   Filho, Rubens M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS; BIOMATERIALS; BIOPOLYMERS; CHARACTERIZATION; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; LACTIC ACID; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; BIORESORBABLE POLYMERS; COMMERCIAL AVAILABILITY; MATERIAL SCIENCE; NATURALLY OCCURRING; POLY LACTIC ACID; POLYLACTIC ACIDS; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS;

RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 84901425823     PISSN: 22839216     EISSN: 22839216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3303/CET1438056     Document Type: Article

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