Polycaprolactone (PCL) is a thermoplastic biodegradable polyester, which has had biomedical application in the 1970s and 1980s as a long-term drug delivery systems, which then gained acceptance from the Food and Drugs Administration. However, due to very slow degradation, PCL was replaced by faster degrading polymers, such as polyglycolide, polylactides and their copolymers. The polymer gained popularity again in the 1990s, together with the development of tissue engineering.
This book discusses the properties, applications and examines new research of polycaprolactones.
| ISBN: | 9781536105520 |
| Publication date: | 1st January 2017 |
| Author: | Bruce Henderson |
| Publisher: | Nova Science Publishers an imprint of Nova Science Publishers, Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 90 pages |
| Series: | Polymer Science and Technology |
| Genres: |
Textiles and fibres |
Polycaprolactone (PCL) is a thermoplastic biodegradable polyester, which has had biomedical application in the 1970s and 1980s as a long-term drug delivery systems, which then gained acceptance from the Food and Drugs Administration. However, due to very slow degradation, PCL was replaced by faster degrading polymers, such as polyglycolide, polylactides and their copolymers.
Polycaprolactones features in the following genres: Textiles and fibres
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Polycaprolactones was written by Bruce Henderson and published by Nova Science Publishers an imprint of Nova Science Publishers, Inc
Polycaprolactones has 90 pages
Yes it is part of Polymer Science and Technology series