Synthesis, characterization and melt spinning of a block copolymer of L-lactide and ε-caprolactone for potential use as an absorbable monofilament surgical suture

• Main Authors: Y. Baimark, R. Molloy, N. Molloy, J. Siripitayananon, W. Punyodom, M. Sriyai
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Chemical Engineering
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=21344448165&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/62094
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

This paper describes the synthesis and characterization of a block copolymer of L-lactide (LL) and ε-caprolactone (CL) and its subsequent melt spinning into a monofilament fiber. The synthesis reaction was a two-step process. In the first step, an approximately 50:50 mol% random copolymer, P(LL-co-C...