Synthesis and degradation of a tri-component copolymer derived from glycolide, L-lactide, and ε-caprolactone
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- 1 January 2000
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition
- Vol. 11 (3) , 273-288
Abstract
A series of tri-component copolymers was synthesized by ring opening copolymerization of cyclic lactones, i.e. glycolide, L-lactide, and caprolactone, using stannous octoate as a catalyst. Various ...Keywords
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