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BIOMACROMOLECULES
卷 10, 期 7, 页码 1976-1985出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/bm900397d
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- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
- Smith and Nephew
Co-continuous composites consisting of a porous calcium phosphate matrix (hydroxyapatite, HA, or beta-tricalcium phosphate, TCP) filled With poly(D,L-lactide) (PDLLA) were produced with two different methods: in situ polymerization of D,L-lactide monomer inside the matrix, or infiltration of the matrix with molten polymer. The influence of the calcium phosphate matrix as well as the manufacturing method on the degradation were investigated with accelerated in vitro studies at 42 degrees C in pH 7.4 phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), with some controls at 37 degrees C. The results show that samples produced with the infiltration method had higher initial molecular weights leading to a later onset of mass loss. Heterogenous polymer degradation was still present in the composites, as indicated by molecular weight distributions and glass transition temperature measurements. The calcium phosphate matrix delayed degradation, with evidence from X-ray microtomography suggesting that the polymer degrades more slowly in proximity to the matrix.
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