Lebo Xu

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Updated: July 5th, 2023 15:47

2011 article

Effects of Temperature and pH on the Degradation of Poly(lactic acid) Brushes

Xu, L., Crawford, K., & Gorman, C. B. (2011, May 26). Macromolecules, Vol. 44, pp. 4777–4782.

By: L. Xu n, K. Crawford  n & C. Gorman n 

Contributors: L. Xu n, K. Crawford  n & C. Gorman n 

topics (OpenAlex): biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties; Polymer Surface Interaction Studies; Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
TL;DR: Results suggest that intramolecular transesterification (backbiting) was the pathway for the degradation of the PLA brush in basic, aqueous solution, similar to what has been observed for the depolymerization of PLA oligomers in basic solution. (via Semantic Scholar)
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Sources: Web Of Science, ORCID, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2010 journal article

Poly(lactic acid) brushes grow longer at lower temperatures

Journal of Polymer Science. Part A, Polymer Chemistry, 48(15), 3362–3367.

By: L. Xu & C. Gorman 

Source: NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

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