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Biodegradable polymer materials are attractive in various biomedical applications. Herein, we report a block aliphatic copolymer, polycaprolactone- block -polyglycolide (PCL- b -PGA, denoted as PCLGA), and explored the polymer composition effect on the thermal and degradation behaviors. Three copolymers with different PCL/PGA weight ratios were obtained by a two-step ring opening polymerization. The chemical structures and compositions of copolymers were studied by NMR and FT-IR. The thermal behaviors were investigated by DSC and TGA. The  in vitro  degradation in phosphate buffer saline and  in vivo  degradation as an implant in rats were evaluated and the hygroscopic rate and polymer weight loss changes were monitored in an eight-week period. PCLGA with a higher PCL composition showed a slower degradation  in vitro  and  in vivo . These PCLGAs with different degradation rates could be used as biomedical implants for potential application in drug delivery and tissue repair.

Synthesis, characterization, thermal stability, and in vitro and in vivo degradation study of polycaprolactone and polyglycolide block copolymers