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Synthesis, characterization and degradation of ABA block copolymer of l-lactide and ε-caprolactone
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Degradable ABA block copolymers were synthesized by the bulk copolymerization of PCL pre-polymers and l -lactide with stannous octanoate as the catalyst at 120°C for 120 h as discussed by the authors.About:
This article is published in Polymer Degradation and Stability.The article was published on 2000-05-11. It has received 147 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Lactide & Caprolactone.read more
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Plasma Surface Modification of Biodegradable Polymers: A Review
TL;DR: A critical overview on recent advances in plasma-assisted surface modification of biodegradable polymers can be found in this paper, where the authors present a critical overview of recent advances.
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Degradation and Healing Characteristics of Small-Diameter Poly(ε-Caprolactone) Vascular Grafts in the Rat Systemic Arterial Circulation
Erman Pektok,Benjamin Nottelet,Jean-Christophe Tille,Robert Gurny,Afksendiyos Kalangos,Michael Moeller,Beat H. Walpoth +6 more
TL;DR: In this paper, small-diameter vascular grafts made of PCL nanofibers were compared with expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) grafts.
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In vitro and in vivo degradation of non-woven materials made of poly(ε-caprolactone) nanofibers prepared by electrospinning under different conditions
TL;DR: In this article, the aim was to prepare nonwoven materials from a biodegradable polymer, poly(e-caprolactone) (PCL) by electrospinning.
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In vivo biocompatibilty and degradation behavior of elastic poly(l-lactide-co-ε-caprolactone) scaffolds
Sung In Jeong,Byung-Soo Kim,Sun-Woong Kang,Jae Hyun Kwon,Young Moo Lee,Soo Hyun Kim,Young Ha Kim +6 more
TL;DR: The scaffolds applied in this study were found to exhibit excellent tissue compatibility to SMCs and might be very useful for vascular tissue engineering.
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Polylactic acid (PLA) synthesis and modifications: a review
TL;DR: In this article, various methods of synthesizing polycondensation and ring-opening polymerization and modifying properties of polylactic acid (PLA), which may be used as biomaterials, such as a drug carrier in a drug delivery system, as a cell scaffold and suture in tissue engineering, and as packaging materials in packaging engineering field.
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Biodegradable polymers for use in surgery—polyglycolic/poly(actic acid) homo- and copolymers: 1
D.K. Gilding,A.M. Reed +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the historical development of polyglycolic acid (PGA) and polylactic acid (PLA) polymers and copolymers for use in surgery is set down.
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Biodegradable poly(lactic acid) polymers
TL;DR: A biological in vitro method for determining the degradation of poly(lactic acids) indicates, in accordance with expectations, that poly(dl-lactic acid) degrades at a faster rate than L(+) lactic acid.
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Macromolecular engineering of polylactones and polylactides. 4. Mechanism and kinetics of lactide homopolymerization by aluminum isopropoxide
TL;DR: The ring-opening polymerization of lactides initiated by aluminium isopropoxide in toluene at 70°C proceeds through a "coordination-insertion" mechanism and selective rupture of the acyl oxygen bond of the monomer.
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Contemporary Topics in Polymer Science
TL;DR: Muggins et al. as discussed by the authors presented the Division of polymer chemistry award to Maurice L Muggins for the Structures of Collagen and discussed the effects of exposure of blood coagulation factors and platelets to synthetic polymers.
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Biodegradable lactone copolymers. I: Characterization and mechanical behavior of ε-caprolactone and lactide copolymers
TL;DR: In this article, the effect of the comonomer ratio on the thermal and mechanical properties of the copolymers was investigated by size-exclusion chromatography (SEC), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometry, and tensile testing.