Effects of repeat unit sequence distribution and residual catalyst on thermal degradation of poly(l-lactide/ε-caprolactone) statistical copolymers
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Higher ε-caprolactone content slows PLCL degradation, allowing the biomaterial to remain stable in the body for a longer time.
“In contrast, since caprolactone has a longer aliphatic chain and is not easily hydrolyzed by hydrolytic enzymes, a higher ε-caprolactone content would slow down the degradation process, thus allowing the biomaterial to remain stable in the body for a longer time [40, 41].”
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- Authors
- Fernández, J., Etxeberría, A., & Sarasua, J. R.
- Affiliations
- University of the Basque Country (ES)
- Corresponding author
- Sarasua, J.R.
- Venue
- Polymer Degradation and Stability
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2013-07
- Volume
- 98
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 1293-1299
- ISSN
- 0141-3910 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2013944159
- Cited by
- 40
- References
- 23
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- 2026: 3 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 1 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 8 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 2.29
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Polymer Degradation and Stability (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Biomaterials › biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Polymers and Plastics › Polymer Science and PVC
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Polymers and Plastics › Polymer crystallization and properties
- Keywords
- poly(L-lactic acid), polycaprolactone, thermal degradation, stannous octoate, bismuth subsalicylate, ring-opening polymerization, sequence distribution, chain microstructure, thermal decomposition mechanism
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