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1. Full Text Enzymatic Degradation of Oligo(ε‐caprolactone)s End‐Capped with Phenylboronic Acid Derivatives at the Air–Water Interface
by Roßberg, Joana and Rottke, Falko O and Schulz, Burkhard and Lendlein, Andreas
Macromolecular Rapid Communications, ISSN 1022-1336, 12/2016, Volume 37, Issue 23, pp. 1966 - 1971
The influence of terminal functionalization of oligo(ε‐caprolactone)s (OCL) with phenylboronic acid pinacol ester or phenylboronic acid on the enzymatic... 
Brewster angle microscopy | phenylboronic acid pinacolate | enzymatic degradation | Langmuir monolayer | phenylboronic acid | oligo(ε‐caprolactone)s | oligo(ε-caprolactone)s | AIR/WATER INTERFACE | POLYMER SCIENCE | HYDROLYTIC KINETICS | MULTIBLOCK COPOLYMERS | POLY(EPSILON-CAPROLACTONE) CRYSTALS | GROWTH | OPEN CONFORMATION | LIPASE | LANGMUIR MONOLAYERS | DYNAMIC FRAGMENTATION | PSEUDOMONAS-CEPACIA | Particle Size | Surface Properties | Water - chemistry | Burkholderia cepacia - enzymology | Boronic Acids - chemistry | Caproates - chemistry | Molecular Structure | Air | Lipase - metabolism | Caproates - metabolism | Lactones - metabolism | Lactones - chemistry | Acids | Enzymes | Degradation | Binding | Phenyls | Monolayers | Derivatives | Pseudomonas | Lipase
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2. Full Text Hydrolytic degradation of polylactic acid (PLA) and its composites
by Elsawy, Moataz A and Kim, Ki-Hyun and Park, Jae-Woo and Deep, Akash
Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, ISSN 1364-0321, 11/2017, Volume 79, pp. 1346 - 1352
Biodegradable polymers are seen as a potential solution to the environmental problems generated by plastic waste. In particular, the renewable aliphatic... 
Biodegradable | Hydrolytic degradation | Chitosan | Nanocomposites | Polylactic acid | GREEN & SUSTAINABLE SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY | ENERGY & FUELS | PLASTICIZER | RAC-LACTIDE | BLENDS | SINGLE-SITE | IN-VITRO | BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS | EDIBLE FILMS | POLY(LACTIC ACID) | RING-OPENING POLYMERIZATION | Fermentation | Polyols | Green technology | Cellulose | Biomedical engineering
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3. Full Text Degradation characteristics of poly(ϵ‐caprolactone)‐based copolymers and blends
by Huang, Ming‐Hsi and Li, Suming and Hutmacher, Dietmar W and Coudane, Jean and Vert, Michel
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, ISSN 0021-8995, 10/2006, Volume 102, Issue 2, pp. 1681 - 1687
The hydrolytic degradation of various bioresorbable copolymers and blends derived from ϵ‐caprolatcone, D,L‐lactide and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) was... 
block copolymers | biodegradable | degradation | polyesters | blends | Degradation | Polyesters | Biodegradable | Blends | Block copolymers | POLYMER SCIENCE | STRUCTURE-PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS | BLOCK-COPOLYMERS | AQUEOUS-MEDIA | HYDROLYTIC DEGRADATION | POLY(DL-LACTIC ACID) | IN-VITRO | EPSILON-CAPROLACTONE | POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL) | ALIPHATIC POLYESTERS | MASSIVE POLY(ALPHA-HYDROXY ACIDS) | Polymers | Chemical Sciences
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4. Full Text A comparative study on Poly(ε-caprolactone) film degradation at extreme pH values
by Sailema-Palate, G. Patricia and Vidaurre, A and Campillo-Fernández, A.J and Castilla-Cortázar, I
Polymer Degradation and Stability, ISSN 0141-3910, 08/2016, Volume 130, pp. 118 - 125
The present paper studies the effect of pH on hydrolytic degradation of Poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) Degradation of the films was performed at 37 °C in 2.5 M... 
Hydrolysis | PCL | Hydrolytic degradation | POLYMER SCIENCE | BLENDS | ALIPHATIC POLYESTERS | POLYMER | POLY(L-LACTIC ACID) | MEDIA | FABRICATION | ALKALINE-SOLUTION | SCAFFOLDS | MORPHOLOGY | Hydrogen-ion concentration | Comparative analysis | Degradation | Swelling | Weight loss | Modulus of elasticity | Crystallinity | Molecular weight
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5. Full Text In vitro degradation of poly(lactide/δ-valerolactone) copolymers
by Fernández, J and Etxeberria, A and Sarasua, J.R
Polymer Degradation and Stability, ISSN 0141-3910, 02/2015, Volume 112, pp. 104 - 116
The hydrolytic degradation study was carried out at 37 °C on lactide-co-δ-valerolactone (PLVL) biopolyesters and demonstrated that the water uptake was... 
δ-Valerolactone | Water absorption | Hydrolytic degradation | Copolyester | Lactide | Degradation rate | L-LACTIDE | POLYMER SCIENCE | VIVO DEGRADATION | POLYMER DEGRADATION | STATISTICAL COPOLYMERS | EPSILON-CAPROLACTONE | ALIPHATIC POLYESTERS | delta-Valerolactone | TISSUE-RESPONSE | END SCISSION | CHAIN MICROSTRUCTURES | Hydrolysis
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6. Full Text In situ investigations on enzymatic degradation of poly(ɛ-caprolactone)
by Hou, Yi and Chen, Jing and Sun, Peijian and Gan, Zhihua and Zhang, Guangzhao
Polymer, ISSN 0032-3861, 10/2007, Volume 48, Issue 21, pp. 6348 - 6353
The enzymatic degradation of poly(ɛ-caprolactone) (PCL) has been investigated by using quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D) and surface plasmon... 
Degradation | Poly(ɛ-caprolactone) | Quartz crystal microbalance | Poly(ε-caprolactone) | POLYESTERS | BIODEGRADATION | POLYMER SCIENCE | FILM | HYDROLYTIC DEGRADATION | quartz crystal microbalance | degradation | QUARTZ-CRYSTAL MICROBALANCE | POLYCAPROLACTONE | ADSORPTION | ATOMIC-FORCE MICROSCOPY | KINETICS | poly(epsilon-caprolactonc) | SURFACE-PLASMON RESONANCE | Enzymes | Investigations
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7. Full Text Comparison of the degradation of polycaprolactone and polycaprolactone–(β‐tricalcium phosphate) scaffolds in alkaline medium
by Lam, Christopher XF and Teoh, Swee Hin and Hutmacher, Dietmar W
Polymer International, ISSN 0959-8103, 06/2007, Volume 56, Issue 6, pp. 718 - 728
The design and fabrication of scaffolds and biodegradable devices using slow‐degrading polymers and composites (degradation/resorption > 2 years) involve the... 
degradation | tricalcium phosphate composites | scaffolds | alkaline medium | polycaprolactone | Degradation | Tricalcium phosphate composites | Alkaline medium | Polycaprolactone | Scaffolds | BIODEGRADATION | POLYMER SCIENCE | HYDROLYTIC DEGRADATION | COPOLYMERS | IMPLANT | INVIVO | ALIPHATIC POLYESTERS | POLY(EPSILON-CAPROLACTONE) FILMS | POLYMER | FABRICATION | BONE
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8. Full Text Distinctive degradation behaviors of electrospun polyglycolide, poly(dl-Lactide-co-Glycolide), and poly(l-Lactide-co-E-Caprolactone) nanofibers cultured with/without porcine smooth muscle cells
by Dong, Yixiang and Yong, Thomas and Liao, Susan and Chan, Casey K and Stevens, Molly M and Ramakrishna, Seeram
Tissue Engineering - Part A, ISSN 1937-3341, 01/2010, Volume 16, Issue 1, pp. 283 - 298
Biodegradable nanofibers have become a popular candidate for tissue engineering scaffolds because of their biomimetic structure that physically resembles the... 
FIBERS | BIOCOMPATIBILITY | ACID | ALIPHATIC POLYESTERS | BIOTECHNOLOGY & APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY | IN-VITRO DEGRADATION | TISSUE | HYDROLYTIC DEGRADATION | BIOMATERIALS | SCAFFOLDS | CELL & TISSUE ENGINEERING | CELL BIOLOGY | Tissue Engineering - methods | Extracellular Matrix | Extracellular Matrix Proteins - biosynthesis | Lactic Acid | Polyglycolic Acid | Cells, Cultured | Gene Expression Regulation | Biomimetic Materials | Absorbable Implants | Animals | Time Factors | Swine | Polyesters | Myocytes, Smooth Muscle - ultrastructure | Cell Culture Techniques | Nanofibers | Myocytes, Smooth Muscle - metabolism | Measurement | Physiological aspects | Smooth muscle | Glycols | Cell physiology | Research | Electron spin | Health aspects | Biodegradation | Cell culture | Matrix | Tissue engineering
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9. Full Text In vitro degradation studies and mechanical behavior of poly(ε-caprolactone-co-δ-valerolactone) and poly(ε-caprolactone-co-L-lactide) with random and semi-alternating chain microstructures
by Fernández, Jorge and Etxeberria, Agustin and Sarasua, Jose-Ramon
European Polymer Journal, ISSN 0014-3057, 10/2015, Volume 71, pp. 585 - 595
Poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) is one of the most common polymers employed in the biomedical field owing to its outstanding properties, however, it degrades... 
Mechanical properties | Hydrolytic degradation | Polycaprolactone | Lactide | δ-valerolactone | THERMAL-DEGRADATION | BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS | POLYMER SCIENCE | COPOLYMERS | delta-valerolactone | POLY(EPSILON-CAPROLACTONE-CO-DELTA-VALEROLACTONE) | Degradation | Copolymers | Body temperature | In vitro testing | Chains (polymeric) | Microstructure | Flexibility
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10. Full Text Hydrolytic and enzymatic degradation of a poly(ε-caprolactone) network
by Castilla-Cortázar, I and Más-Estellés, J and Meseguer-Dueñas, J.M and Escobar Ivirico, J.L and Marí, B and Vidaurre, A
Polymer Degradation and Stability, ISSN 0141-3910, 08/2012, Volume 97, Issue 8, pp. 1241 - 1248
Long-term hydrolytic and enzymatic degradation profiles of poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) networks were obtained. The hydrolytic degradation studies were performed... 
Degradation | Hydrolysis | PCL | Hydrolytic | Enzymatic | Network | POLYCAPROLACTONE SCAFFOLDS | POLY(L-LACTIDE) | POLYMER SCIENCE | BEHAVIOR | PHOSPHATE BUFFER SOLUTION | FILMS | BLEND | ALIPHATIC POLYESTERS | POLY-EPSILON-CAPROLACTONE
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11. Full Text Influence of thermal annealing on mechanical properties and in vitro degradation of poly(p‐dioxanone)
by Zhang, Jian‐Feng and Jones, Scott and Wang, Donghui and Wood, Andrew and Washington, Tommy and Acreman, Kevin and Cuevas, Brian and Karau, Andreas
Polymer Engineering & Science, ISSN 0032-3888, 08/2019, Volume 59, Issue 8, pp. 1701 - 1709
Poly(p‐dioxanone) (PDO), a versatile poly(ester‐ether), has been used for a variety of biomedical applications. Functional performance of this semicrystalline... 
ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL | POLYMERS | POLYMER SCIENCE | ACID | BEHAVIOR | GROWTH | HYDROLYTIC DEGRADATION | TIME | COLD-CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS | MORPHOLOGY | Thermal properties | Mechanical properties | Composition | Biomedical materials | Polymers | Structure | Surgical implants | Annealing | Medical devices | Embrittlement | Modulus of elasticity | High temperature | Crystallinity | Glass transition temperature | Soft tissues | Cracks | Submerging | Melt temperature | Medical electronics | Yield strength | Hemostatics | Yield stress | Elongation | Crystal structure
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12. Full Text Poly(α-hydroxy acid) based polymers: A review on material and degradation aspects
by Ginjupalli, Kishore and Shavi, Gopal Venkat and Averineni, Ranjith Kumar and Bhat, Mahalinga and Udupa, N and Nagaraja Upadhya, P
Polymer Degradation and Stability, ISSN 0141-3910, 10/2017, Volume 144, pp. 520 - 535
At present, a significant research activity is being undertaken to develop biologically compatible and degradable scaffolds for various biomedical... 
Degradation | Acidic microclimate | Tissue engineering | Glycolic acid | Lactic acid | Scaffolds | Biodegradable polymers | LACTIC-ACID | POLYMER SCIENCE | FOREIGN-BODY REACTIONS | COMPOSITE SCAFFOLDS | POLY(L-LACTIDE) BONE PLATES | HYDROLYTIC DEGRADATION | INTERNAL-FIXATION | IN-VITRO DEGRADATION | BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS | MICROCLIMATE PH | Biodegradation | Biological products | Polymer industry | Polymers | Drugs | Drug delivery systems | Vehicles
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13. Full Text Enzymatic degradation of poly-[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate]: Mechanism, kinetics, consequences
by Polyák, Péter and Dohovits, Emese and Nagy, Gergely N and Vértessy, Beáta G and Vörös, György and Pukánszky, Béla
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, ISSN 0141-8130, 06/2018, Volume 112, pp. 156 - 162
Poly-[( )-3-hydroxybutyrate] (PHB) films prepared by compression molding and solvent casting, respectively, were degraded with the intracellular depolymerase... 
POLYMER SCIENCE | EXTRACELLULAR POLY(3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE) DEPOLYMERASES | BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | POLY-3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE PHB PRODUCTION | HYDROLYTIC DEGRADATION | CARBON NANOTUBES | VISIBLE-LIGHT | PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY | BACILLUS-MEGATERIUM | THERMAL-DECOMPOSITION METHOD | CHEMISTRY, APPLIED | TEXTILE EFFLUENT DEGRADATION | POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES PHAS
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