The return of a forgotten polymer—Polycaprolactone in the 21st century

Volume: 35, Issue: 10, Pages: 1217 - 1256
Published: Oct 1, 2010
Abstract
During the resorbable-polymer-boom of the 1970s and 1980s, polycaprolactone (PCL) was used in the biomaterials field and a number of drug-delivery devices. Its popularity was soon superseded by faster resorbable polymers which had fewer perceived disadvantages associated with long term degradation (up to 3-4 years) and intracellular resorption pathways; consequently, PCL was almost forgotten for most of two decades. Recently, a resurgence of...
Paper Details
Title
The return of a forgotten polymer—Polycaprolactone in the 21st century
Published Date
Oct 1, 2010
Volume
35
Issue
10
Pages
1217 - 1256
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