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In vitro degradation of dry‐jet‐wet spun poly(lactic acid) monofilament and knitted scaffold
Author(s) -
Gupta Bhuvanesh,
Revagade Nilesh,
Hilborn Jöns
Publication year - 2006
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.25241
Subject(s) - scanning electron microscope , degradation (telecommunications) , lactic acid , materials science , intrinsic viscosity , contact angle , chemical engineering , viscosity , drop (telecommunication) , composite material , polymer , telecommunications , biology , bacteria , computer science , engineering , genetics
In vitro degradation behavior of dry‐jet‐wet spun poly(lactic acid) (PLA) monofilament and knitted scaffold were studied at three different pH i.e., at 4.6, 7.4, and 8.0 at 37°C for 20 weeks. Characterization of PLA by intrinsic viscosity, thermal properties, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was carried out. It is observed that the pH of the medium has significant role on degradation behavior of PLA. The degradation at pH 4.6 is observed to be maximum, which is confirmed by the drop of 52% in intrinsic viscosity. The degradation process has effect on the hydrophobicity of the PLA. The decrease in contact angle from 73° to 48° indicates that the PLA surface tends to become more hydrophilic as the degradation proceeds. The SEM analysis showed that with the degradation, surface deterioration takes place. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 103: 2006–2012, 2007