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XPS and SIMS studies of biodegradable suture materials
Author(s) -
Brinen J. S.,
Greenhouse S.,
Jarrett P. K.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
surface and interface analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.52
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1096-9918
pISSN - 0142-2421
DOI - 10.1002/sia.740170507
Subject(s) - x ray photoelectron spectroscopy , trimethylene carbonate , copolymer , polymer , dimer , glycolic acid , secondary ion mass spectrometry , carbonate , solvent , chemistry , composition (language) , chemical engineering , polymer chemistry , materials science , mass spectrometry , organic chemistry , geology , chromatography , lactic acid , paleontology , bacteria , engineering , linguistics , philosophy
XPS and SIMS have been used to examine the surface composition of copolymers of glycolide (cyclic dimer of glycolic acid) and trimethylene carbonate (TMC) as solvent‐cast films. XPS results on the polymers agree with bulk composition data. SIMS measurements suggest surface enrichment of the TMC component.