Alkaline treatments to render starch-based biodegradable polymers self-mineralizable

The present research aims to develop a new route for surface functionalization of biodegradable polymers. The method is based on a wet chemistry modification, resulting in etching and/or hydrolysis in order to increase the amount of polar groups, such as hydroxyl (--OH) and carboxylic (--COOH) group...

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Main Author: Leonor, I. B. (author)
Other Authors: Kim, H-M (author), Balas, F. (author), Kawashita, M. (author), Reis, R. L. (author), Kokubo, T. (author), Nakamura, T. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2007
Subjects:
apatite
simulated body fluid (SBF)
bioactivity
biodegradable polymer
functional groups
starch-based polymers
Science & Technology
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/20197
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/20197

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http://hdl.handle.net/1822/20197

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