A statistical kinetic model for the bulk degradation of PLA-b-PLA hydrogel networks
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A theoretical model is developed to describe the bulk-degradation behavior of model PEG-b-PLA hydrogels. The mass loss profiles of the cross-linked networks are shown to depend on parameters such as the order of hydrolysis reaction, the value of the kinetic rate constant, the number of cross-links per backbone chain, and the mass fraction of network contained in the backbone as opposed to the rest of the network.
Publication Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry B
Subject: Chemicals, plastics and rubber industries
ISSN: 1520-6106
Year: 2000
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A generalized bulk-degradation model for hydrogel networks formed from multivinyl cross-linking molecules
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A theoretical model is developed to describe the behavior of hydrogels formed from multivinyl cross-linking molecules. Through this approach the degradation of many realistic systems can be understood which also provides insight into the design of degradable hydrogel networks with the desired properties.
Publication Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry B
Subject: Chemicals, plastics and rubber industries
ISSN: 1520-6106
Year: 2001
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A statistical kinetic model for the bulk degradation of PLA-b-PEG-b-PLA hydrogel networks: Incorporating networks non-idealities
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The PLA-b-PEG-b-PLA hydrogels are water swellable, cross-linked networks. A theoretical model is developed to predict accurately the bulk-degradation behavior of real hydrogel networks through the addition of a minimal number of parameters to account for network nonidealities.
Publication Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry B
Subject: Chemicals, plastics and rubber industries
ISSN: 1520-6106
Year: 2001
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