Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5202184 | Polymer Degradation and Stability | 2013 | 13 Pages |
Abstract
Amorphous and glycolide rich domains were more susceptible to the hydrolytic attack as revealed from mechanical assays and both spectroscopic and calorimetric data. Morphological changes occurring during degradation were highly dependent on pH and indeed different steps affecting the outer (longitudinal cracks) and inner (transversal cracks) parts of sutures could be distinguished. The high content on amorphous soft segments gave rise to well-defined circumferential cracks that affected the inner part of exposed sutures and were interpreted as a consequence of the hydrolytic attack to intralamellar regions.
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Authors
Yolanda Márquez, Lourdes Franco, Pau Turon, Alfonso RodrÃguez-Galán, Jordi PuiggalÃ,