Synthesis, processing and tensile testing of a poly(l -lactide-co-caprolactone) monofilament fiber for use as an absorbable surgical suture

• Main Authors: Sujitra Ruengdechawiwat, Robert Molloy, Jintana Siripitayananon, Runglawan Somsunan, Paul D. Topham, Brian J. Tighe
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Chemistry; Materials Science; Physics and Astronomy
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84940121926&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/54302
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2015 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. A poly(l-lactide-co-caprolactone), P(LL-co-CL), 75:25 mol % copolymer was synthesized via the bulk ring-opening copolymerization of l-lactide (LL) and ε-caprolactone (CL) at 130 °C for 48 hrs. The P(LL-co-CL) copolymer obtained was characteriz...