Biomedical Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
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Biodegradable Polyurethanes and Poly(ester amide)s
Alfonso Rodr í guez - Gal á n , Lourdes Franco , and Jordi Puiggal í
Abbreviations
BDI
1,4 - buthylenediisocyanate
BDO
1,4 - butanediol
DSC
differential scanning calorimetry
DMSO
dimethyl sulfoxide
DMPA
dimethylol propionic acid
DUD
diurethanediol
DMTA
dynamic mechanical thermal analysis
EM
electron microscopy
ED
ethylene diamine
H12MDI
dicyclohexylmethane diisocyanate
HS
hard segment
HDI
1,6 - hexamethylene diisocyanate
IR
infrared spectroscopy
IPDI
isophorone diisocyanate
LDI
lysin methyl ester diisocyanate
MDI
diphenylmethane diisocyanate
NMR
nuclear magnetic resonance
PCL
polycaprolactone
PCUs
polycarbonate - based polyurethanes
PDA
propanediamine
PDMO
poly(decamethylene glycol)
PEAs
poly(ester amide)s
PEEA
poly(ether ester amide)
PEO
poly(ethylene glycol)
PEUs
polyester - based polyurethanes
PHMO
poly(hexamethylene glycol)
POMO
poly(octamethylene glycol)
PTMO
polytetramethylene oxide glycol
PURs
polyurethanes
SAXS
small - angle X - ray scattering
