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Reactive processing — property relationships in biodegradable blends useful for prosthesis application

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Reaction injection moulding of blend samples of poly(β-hydroxybutyrate-co-β-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) and poly-ε-caprolactone (PCL) has been performed in the presence of peroxide. The blends are compared to mechanical PHBV/PCL blends obtained in the absence of peroxides. Differences in chemical physical and mechanical properties are interpreted on the basis of intergrafted species present in the peroxide-treated blends. The obtained blends are proposed as versatile materials for applications for bioresorbable prostheses.

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  1. Institute of Research and Technology on Plastic Materials CNR, Via Toiano, 6, 80072, Arco Felice, NA, Italy

    M. Grimaldi, B. Immirzi, M. Malinconico, E. Martuscelli, G. Orsello, A. Rizzo & M. Grazia Volpe

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Grimaldi, M., Immirzi, B., Malinconico, M. et al. Reactive processing — property relationships in biodegradable blends useful for prosthesis application. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE 31, 6155–6162 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00354432

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