Biodegradable Elastomeric Networks: Highly Efficient Cross-Linking of Poly(trimethylene carbonate) by Gamma Irradiation in the Presence of Pentaerythritol Triacrylate

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Crosslinking of Trimethylene Carbonate and D, L-Lactide (Co-) Polymers by Gamma Irradiation in the Presence of Pentaerythritol Triacrylate

✍ Erhan Bat; Theo G. van Kooten; Jan Feijen; Dirk W. Grijpma 📂 Article 📅 2011 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 594 KB

## Abstract High‐molecular‐weight (co)polymers of trimethylene carbonate and D,L‐lactide are efficiently crosslinked using PETA during gamma irradiation. Form‐stable networks with gel contents of 86 ± 5 to 96 ± 1 are obtained from non‐crystalline (co)polymers. Glass transition temperatures and elas