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Polyglycolide‐based blends for drug delivery: A differential scanning calorimetry study of the melting behavior
Author(s) -
Dickers Kirsten J.,
Huatan Hiep,
Cameron Ruth E.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.12353
Subject(s) - differential scanning calorimetry , melting point , melting temperature , materials science , polymer blend , polymer chemistry , polymer , composite material , chemical engineering , copolymer , thermodynamics , physics , engineering
The melting behavior of polyglycolide (PGA) with eight other biodegradable polymers was investigated to determine whether forming a blend could be used as a method of lowering the melting point of PGA. Blends were prepared by melt processing in differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) pans and were then analyzed by DSC. In every case, a comparison of the blend DSC plot with those of the two individual components showed that the melting behavior of PGA remained unchanged by blending. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 89: 2937–2939, 2003