Correlation between traditional techniques and TD-NMR to determine the morphology of PHB/PCL blends
Maxwell de Paula Cavalcante,Anna Lecticia Martinez Martinez Toledo,Elton Jorge da Rocha Rodrigues,Roberto P.C. Neto,Maria Inês Bruno Tavares +4 more
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In this paper, a mixture of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) and polycaprolactone (PCL) was obtained through solution casting and their miscibility and crystallinity were studied.About:
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The return of a forgotten polymer : Polycaprolactone in the 21st century
TL;DR: Polycaprolactone (PCL) was used in the biomaterials field and a number of drug-delivery devices for up to 3-4 years as discussed by the authors.
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Biomedical applications of biodegradable polymers
TL;DR: Degradable biomaterials have been investigated for biomedical applications with novel materials constantly being developed to meet new challenges as mentioned in this paper, and a review summarizes the most recent advances in the field over the past four years, specifically highlighting new and interesting discoveries in tissue engineering and drug delivery applications.
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PLA-PBAT-PLA tri-block copolymers: Effective compatibilizers for promotion of the mechanical and rheological properties of PLA/PBAT blends
TL;DR: In this article, a tri-block copolymer incorporating PLA blocks (LPB and HPB) with different chain lengths was synthesized as compatibilizers for PLA/PBAT blends.
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Time Domain NMR in Polymer Science: From the Laboratory to the Industry
TL;DR: Time Domain NMR (TD-NMR) is a popular technique for determining structural parameters that are in agreement with other techniques and reveal details on the local homogeneity that are difficult to obtain otherwise as mentioned in this paper.
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Manipulating phase structure of biodegradable PLA/PBAT system: Effects on dynamic rheological responses and 3D printing
TL;DR: In this paper, an efficient compatibilizer of PLA-g-GMA (PLA grafted with glycidyl methacrylate) was prepared by melt grafting and then introduced to compatiblize the two phases in PLA/PBAT blends.
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Biodegradable polymers as biomaterials
TL;DR: This review summarizes the main advances published over the last 15 years, outlining the synthesis, biodegradability and biomedical applications ofBiodegradable synthetic and natural polymers.
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The return of a forgotten polymer—Polycaprolactone in the 21st century
TL;DR: Polycaprolactone (PCL) was used in the biomaterials field and a number of drug-delivery devices for up to 3-4 years.
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Polymer blends and composites from renewable resources
Long Yu,Katherine Dean,Lin Li +2 more
TL;DR: A review of polymer blends and composites from renewable resources can be found in this article, where the progress of blends from three kinds of polymers from renewable sources (i.e., natural polymers such as starch, protein and cellulose), synthetic polymers, such as polylactic acid and polyhydroxybutyrate, are described with an emphasis on potential applications.
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Biomedical Applications of Biodegradable Polymers
TL;DR: This review summarizes the most recent advances in the field over the past 4 years, specifically highlighting new and interesting discoveries in tissue engineering and drug delivery applications.
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Synthesis of polycaprolactone: a review
Marianne Labet,Wim Thielemans +1 more
TL;DR: This critical review summarises the different conditions which have been described to synthesise PCL, and gives a broad overview of the different catalytic systems that were used (enzymatic, organic and metal catalyst systems).
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