Effects of crosslink density on hydrolytic degradation of poly(l-lactide)-based networks

We have studied the accelerated degradation of three crosslinked poly(l-lactide) (PLLA) networks in 0.1 M NaOH at 37 °C. It was found that the degradation rate depends strongly on the molecular weight between crosslinks (Mc). Compared to a linear PLLA reference sample, all networks displayed much sl...

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