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TY - JOUR
T1 - In vitro degradation of poly(ester-urethanes) for biomedical applications
AU - Rehman, I.
AU - Andrews, E.H.
AU - Smith, R.
PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - Degradation studies on a series of polyesterurethanes having different compositions of hard and soft blocks have been performed utilizing an accelerated test method. Degradation was followed by titrimetry, mass loss, mechanical properties and infrared spectroscopy. As the number of methylene groups present within the polyester moiety was increased, the resistance to degradation also increased. The presence of an aromatic component in the hard block reduced the rate of hydrolysis but the degradation in mechanical properties was accelerated. Degradation studies on a series of polyesterurethanes having different compositions of hard and soft blocks have been performed utilizing an accelerated test method. Degradation was followed by titrimetry, mass loss, mechanical properties and infrared spectroscopy. As the number of methylene groups present within the polyester moiety was increased, the resistance to degradation also increased. The presence of an aromatic component in the hard block reduced the rate of hydrolysis but the degradation in mechanical properties was accelerated.
AB - Degradation studies on a series of polyesterurethanes having different compositions of hard and soft blocks have been performed utilizing an accelerated test method. Degradation was followed by titrimetry, mass loss, mechanical properties and infrared spectroscopy. As the number of methylene groups present within the polyester moiety was increased, the resistance to degradation also increased. The presence of an aromatic component in the hard block reduced the rate of hydrolysis but the degradation in mechanical properties was accelerated. Degradation studies on a series of polyesterurethanes having different compositions of hard and soft blocks have been performed utilizing an accelerated test method. Degradation was followed by titrimetry, mass loss, mechanical properties and infrared spectroscopy. As the number of methylene groups present within the polyester moiety was increased, the resistance to degradation also increased. The presence of an aromatic component in the hard block reduced the rate of hydrolysis but the degradation in mechanical properties was accelerated.
KW - Aromatic compounds
KW - Composition
KW - Degradation
KW - Hydrolysis
KW - Infrared spectroscopy
KW - Materials testing
KW - Mechanical properties
KW - Medical applications
KW - Polyesters
KW - Accelerated test method
KW - Mass loss
KW - Methylene groups
KW - Polyesterurethanes
KW - Titrimetry
KW - Polyurethanes
KW - polyester
KW - polyurethan
KW - aromatization
KW - article
KW - degradation
KW - infrared spectroscopy
KW - mechanics
KW - priority journal
KW - titrimetry
U2 - 10.1007/BF00121184
DO - 10.1007/BF00121184
M3 - Journal article
VL - 7
SP - 17
EP - 20
JO - Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine
JF - Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine
SN - 0957-4530
IS - 1
ER -