Structure of a hydrogel generated by stereo-complexation of PLLA/PDLA : Effect of combination of block copolymers with different types
Abstract
The AB diblock copolymers, Me-PEG-PLLA and Me-PEG-PDLA, were prepared by the ring-opening copolymerization of L-lactide and D-lactide, respectively, in the presence of Me-PEG. Since each of the resultant AB diblock copolymers contained a considerable amount of triblock copolymer, PLLA-PEG-PLLA or PDLA-PEG-PDLA, high osmotic pressure chromatography was conducted to separate off the triblock copolymers. The purified diblock copolymers were then examined for hydrogel formation.
Publication Title
Polymer Preprints, Japan
Recommended Citation
Nakano, J., Fujiwara, T., Miyamoto, M., Kimura, Y., & Teraoka, I. (2005). Structure of a hydrogel generated by stereo-complexation of PLLA/PDLA : Effect of combination of block copolymers with different types. Polymer Preprints, Japan, 54 (2), 4953-4954. Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/facpubs/2188