Degradation studies of a tracheal stent

• Main Author: Vadlamani Lalitha Deepika
• Other Authors: Subramanian Venkatraman
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/15423
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The major objective of this project is to examine the viability of biodegradable polymers as tracheal stents, for the treatment of tracheal obstruction.In this report, the degradation profiles of PLLA-PCL copolymer with 10% glycerol, TEC and PEG were observed. The 3 films of 0.5mm thickness approxi...