Biodegradable polymers. Volume 1, Advancement in biodegradation study and applications / Chih-Chang Chu, editor.

Includes index.

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BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS VOLUME 1 ADVANCEMENT IN BIODEGRADATION STUDY AND APPLICATIONS; BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS VOLUME 1 ADVANCEMENT IN BIODEGRADATION STUDY AND APPLICATIONS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; Contents; Preface; I. Basic Degradation Study; Chapter 1 Biodegradation from the Viewpoint of a Polymer Chemist: Biodegradable Polyether Graft Polyesters; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Aliphatic Polyesters; 2.1. Factors Influencing the Degradation Rate; 2.1.1. Hydrophilicity; 2.1.2. Crystallinity; 2.1.3. Molecular Weight; 2.1.4. Polymer Erosion

3. Design of Degradable Polymers4. How to Alter the Degradation Rate of a Polymer?; 4.1. Polymer Microstructure; 4.2. Polymer Architecture; 5. Aliphatic Polyesters as Degradable Building Blocks in Different Architectures; 5.1. Polyester Networks; 5.2. Polyester-based Graft Copolymers; 5.2.1. Polyester Graft Polyesters; 5.2.2. Polyether Graft Polyesters; 5.3. Hydrolytic Degradation of the 1st Generation of Polyether Graft Polyesters; 5.3.1. Sample Preparation and Degradation Procedure; 5.3.2. Degradation Monitoring Techniques; 5.3.3. Mass Loss As a Function of Degradation Time

5.3.4. Mass Ratio of the Building blocks As a Function of Degradation Time5.3.5. Molecular Weights and Polydispersities As a Function of Degradation Time; 5.3.6. Morphology As a Function of Time; 5.3.7. Other Techniques Which Have Not Been Applied in This Study; 5.3.8. Summary; 5.4. Polyether Graft Polyesters of the 2nd Generation; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2 Constitutive Modeling and Mechanical Behavior Prediction of Biodegradable Polymers During Degradation; Abstract; Introduction; Biodegradation Process; Physical-Chemical Mechanisms and Modeling

Hydrolytic Damage and Failure CriteriaConstitutive models for Polymers with Biodegradation Process; Linear Elastic Constitutive Model; Hyperelastic Constitutive Models; Elastoplastic Constitutive Models; Viscoelastic and Viscoplastic Constitutive Models; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; Appendix; Description of Shape Changes in Solids; Description of Internal Forces in a Solid; References; Chapter 3 Recent Trends in the Structural Characterization and Degradation of Biodegradable Polymers by Modern Mass Spectrometry; Abstract; Abbreviations; Analytical Techniques; Matrix for MALDI Analysis

PolymersCationization Agent; 1. Introduction; 2. Characterization of Biodegradable Polymers by Mass Spectrometry; 2.1. Studies Based on Matrix -- Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Mass Spectrometry (MALDI MS) Analysis; 2.2. Studies Based on Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry (ESI MS) Analysis; 2.3. Studies Based on Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry (SIMS) Analysis; 3. Degradation of Biodegradable Polymers by Mass Spectrometry; 3.1. Studies Based on Matrix -- Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization Mass Spectrometry (MALDI MS) Analysis

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