POLYMERS FOR BIODEGRADABLE MEDICAL DEVICES .2. HYDROXYBUTYRATE-HYDROXYVALERATE COPOLYMERS - HYDROLYTIC DEGRADATION STUDIES
POLYMERS FOR BIODEGRADABLE MEDICAL DEVICES .2. HYDROXYBUTYRATE-HYDROXYVALERATE COPOLYMERS - HYDROLYTIC DEGRADATION STUDIES
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DOI:
10.1016/0142-9612(87)90117-7
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发表时间:
1987-07-01
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14
通讯作者:
TIGHE, BJ
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作者:
HOLLAND, SJ;JOLLY, AM;TIGHE, BJ
The hydrolytic degradation of poly(hydroxybutyrate) together with a series of hydroxybutyrate-hydroxyvalerate copolymers has been studied. The effects of copolymer composition and molecular weight are presented together with the results of varying pH and temperature on the degradation rate. Degradation has been monitored by weight loss and water uptake measurements together with goniophotometric, surface energy and scanning electron microscopic studies. Some comparisons with the more widely used so-called ''biodegradable'' polymers, poly(glycolic acid), poly(dioxanone) and the glycolic-lactic acid (90:10) copolymers are presented together with the effect of blood plasma on the degradation process.