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SUBMITTER: Kaplan JA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4215912 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kaplan Jonah A JA Lei Hongyi H Liu Rong R Padera Robert R Colson Yolonda L YL Grinstaff Mark W MW
Biomacromolecules 20140620 7
The synthesis of a family of new poly(lactic acid-co-glycerol monostearate) (PLA-PGC18) copolymers and their use as biodegradable polymer dopants is reported to enhance the hydrophobicity of poly(lactic acid-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) nonwoven meshes. Solutions of PLGA are doped with PLA-PGC18 and electrospun to form meshes with micrometer-sized fibers. Fiber diameter, percent doping, and copolymer composition influence the nonwetting nature of the meshes and alter their mechanical (tensile) prope ...[more]