Defining the physical structure and properties in novel monofilaments with potential for use as absorbable surgical sutures based on a lactide containing block terpolymer

• Main Authors: Wasinee Channuan, Jintana Siripitayananon, Robert Molloy, Geoffrey R. Mitchell
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Chemistry; Materials Science
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=50949097358&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/60244
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Monofilaments of a block terpolymer of l-lactide, ε-caprolactone and glycolide have been melt spun for potential use as absorbable surgical sutures. As-spun fibres of the terpolymers produced by melt spinning were elastic, amorphous and isotropic. A two-stage process involving hot drawing was employ...