| Longitudinal acoustic properties of poly(lactic acid) and poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid). | |
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PMID: 20826909 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Acoustics offers rich possibilities for characterizing and monitoring the biopolymer structures being employed in the field of biomedical engineering. Here we explore the rudimentary acoustic properties of two common biodegradable polymers: poly(lactic acid) and poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid). A pulse-echo technique is developed to reveal the bulk speed of sound, acoustic impedance and acoustic attenuation of small samples of the polymer across a pertinent temperature range of 0-70 °C. The glass transition appears markedly as both a discontinuity in the first derivative of the speed of sound and a sharp increase in the acoustic attenuation. We further extend our analysis to consider the role of ethanol, whose presence is observed to dramatically modify the acoustic properties and reduce the glass transition temperature of the polymers. Our results highlight the sensitivity of acoustic properties to a range of bulk properties, including visco-elasticity, molecular weight, co-polymer ratio, crystallinity and the presence of plasticizers. |
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N G Parker; M L Mather; S P Morgan; M J W Povey |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-09-09 |
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Title: Biomedical materials (Bristol, England) Volume: 5 ISSN: 1748-605X ISO Abbreviation: Biomed Mater Publication Date: 2010 Oct |
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Created Date: 2010-09-30 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101285195 Medline TA: Biomed Mater Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 055004 Citation Subset: IM |
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School of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK. n.g.parker@leeds.ac.uk |
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BB/F004923/1//Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council |
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