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. 2005 Nov 15;15(2):133–148. doi: 10.1007/s00586-005-1003-6

Table 1.

Chemical and physical characteristics of PLLA and PLDLLA from literature and used in own preclinical experiments

PLLA (literature) PLLA (own use) 70/30 PLDLLA (literature) 70/30 PLDLLA (own use)
Mn (g/mol) 240500 140250
Mw (g/mol) 395500 253300
D (Mw/Mn) 1.64 1.81
Intr. visc. (dl/g) 2.68 1.57
Inh. visc. (dl/g) 2.42 1.45
Crystallinity (%) 13.0 Amorphous Amorphous
Tg (°C) 60–65 64–67 55–60 60–62
Tm (°C) 173–178 180 Amorphous Amorphous
Degr. time (min) >24 36–48 12–18 >12