Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5369552 | Applied Surface Science | 2007 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
We report the successful deposition of the porous polymer poly(d,l-lactide) by matrix assisted pulsed laser evaporation (MAPLE) using a KrF* excimer laser (248Â nm, ÏÂ =Â 7Â ns) operated at 2Â Hz repetition rate. The chemical structure of the starting materials was preserved in the resulting thin films. Fluence played a key role in optimizing our depositions of the polymer. We demonstrated MAPLE was able to improve current approaches to grow high quality thin films of poly(d,l-lactide), including a porosity control highly required in targeted drug delivery.
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Authors
R. Cristescu, A. Doraiswamy, T. Patz, G. Socol, S. Grigorescu, E. Axente, F. Sima, R.J. Narayan, D. Mihaiescu, A. Moldovan, I. Stamatin, I.N. Mihailescu, B. Chisholm, D.B. Chrisey,