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Tougher biodegradable polylactide system for bone fracture fixations: Miscibility study, phase morphology and mechanical properties
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The elongation at break of PLCL is typically high, ranging from 100 to 500%, especially when the ε-caprolactone proportion is increased, which significantly enhances flexibility.
“The elongation at break of PLCL is typically high, ranging from 100 to 500%, especially when the ε-caprolactone proportion is increased, as this significantly enhances the material’s flexibility [57, 58].”
From Application of PLCL as a biodegradable polymer in biomedical engineering (2026) · cites this paper as [57]
Blends of PLLA with PLCL show improved miscibility compared with PLLA/PCL blends.
“blends of PLLA with poly( L -lactide-coε -caprolactone) (PLCL) have been developed and show improved miscibility [25-27]”
From Tuning structural relaxations, mechanical properties, and degradation timescale of PLLA during hydrolytic degradation by blending with PLCL-PEG (2019) · cites this paper as [26]
Under ambient dry conditions (25 °C), addition of PLCL-PEG to PLLA reduced its strength and stiffness, with PLCL(70:30)-PEG having a larger effect than PLCL(80:20)-PEG.
“Under ambient conditions (dry at 25 ° C), the addition of the softer PLCL-PEG to PLLA reduced its strength and stiffness (Fig. 3) as has been reported previously for PLLA:PLCL blends [25, 26], with the PLCL(70:30)-PEG copolymer having a larger effect than PLCL(80:20)-PEG.”
From Tuning structural relaxations, mechanical properties, and degradation timescale of PLLA during hydrolytic degradation by blending with PLCL-PEG (2019) · cites this paper as [26]
PLLA:PLCL(70:30)-PEG blends exhibit initial phase separation comparable to that reported by Ugartemendia et al. for melt-blended PLCL(67:33) at ≥40 wt%.
“The initial phase separation behaviour of PLLA:PLCL(70:30)-PEG blends observed here (Fig. 1) is comparable with that reported by Ugartemendia et al. [26], who observed phase separation at ≥ 40 wt% PLCL(67:33) (for melt-blending)”
From Tuning structural relaxations, mechanical properties, and degradation timescale of PLLA during hydrolytic degradation by blending with PLCL-PEG (2019) · cites this paper as [26]
For PLCL (DG) and PLCL (1:1-30 h), a single drop and a single peak are found in the storage modulus and tan δ curves, respectively, due to the glass transition.
“For PLCL (DG) and PLCL (1:1-30 h), a single drop and a single peak are found in the storage modulus and tan δ curves, respectively. This was due to the glass transition for both PLCL (DG) and PLCL (1:1-30 h) [5].”
From Synthesis of Poly(l-lactide-co-ε-caprolactone) Copolymer: Structure, Toughness, and Elasticity (2021) · cites this paper as [5]
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- Authors
- Ugartemendia, J. M., Larrañaga, A., Amestoy, H., Etxeberria, A., & Sarasua, J. R.
- Affiliations
- University of the Basque Country (ES)
- Corresponding author
- Ugartemendia, J.M.
- Venue
- European Polymer Journal
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2018-01
- Volume
- 98
- Pages
- 411-419
- ISSN
- 0014-3057 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2770733335
- Cited by
- 32
- References
- 38
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- 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 3 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 3
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- 1.18
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- en
- Open access
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- European Polymer Journal (publishedVersion)
- Communities in ADDI (University of the Basque Country) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Hispana (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Funders
- Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UFI11/56)
- Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (BIO2010-21542-C02-01)
- Eusko Jaurlaritza
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Biomaterials › biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Polymers and Plastics › Polymer crystallization and properties
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
- Keywords
- poly(L-lactic acid), poly(L-lactide-co-ε-caprolactone), toughening, fracture fixation, orthopedic implants, polymer miscibility, blend morphology, phase separation, melt quenching, mechanical properties, elongation at break, biodegradable polymers
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