• Biodegradability and biocompatibility of copoly(butylene sebacate-co-terephthalate)s 

      Heidarzadeh, Nina; Mehdi Rafizadeh, Mehdi; Faramarz Afshar Taromi, Faramarz Afshar; Valle Mendoza, Luis Javier del; Franco García, María Lourdes; Puiggalí Bellalta, Jordi (2017-01-01)
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      In the present study poly (butylene sebacate-co-terephthalate)s having different compositions were synthesized with a high yield and a random distribution by thermal transesterification of poly (butylene sebacate) and poly ...
    • Hydrolytic and enzymatic degradation of biobased poly(4-hydroxybutyrate) films. Selective etching of spherulites 

      Keridou, Ina; Franco García, María Lourdes; Valle Mendoza, Luis Javier del; Martínez, Juan Carlos; Funk, Lutz; Turon Dols, Pau; Puiggalí Bellalta, Jordi (2021-01)
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      Hydrolytic degradation of poly(4-hydroxybutyrate) (P4HB) films has been studied considering media of different pH values (i.e., 3, 7 and 10) and temperatures (i.e., 37 and 55 °C). Enzymatic degradation has also been evaluated ...
    • Microstructural changes during degradation of biobased poly(4-hydroxybutyrate) sutures 

      Keridou, Ina; Franco García, María Lourdes; Valle Mendoza, Luis Javier del; Funk, Lutz; Turon, Pau; Puiggalí Bellalta, Jordi (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2020-09-01)
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      Fibers of poly(4-hydroxybutyrate) (P4HB) have been submitted to both hydrolytic and enzymatic degradation media in order to generate samples with different types and degrees of chain breakage. Random chain hydrolysis is ...
    • New poly(ester urea) derived from L-leucine: Electrospun scaffolds loaded with antibacterial drugs and enzymes 

      Díaz Andrade, Angélica María; Valle Mendoza, Luis Javier del; Tugushi, David; Katsarava, Ramaz; Puiggalí Bellalta, Jordi (Elsevier, 2015-01-01)
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      Electrospun scaffolds from an amino acid containing poly(ester urea) (PEU) were developed as promising materials in the biomedical field and specifically in tissue engineering applications. The selected poly(ester urea) ...
    • Poly(butylene azelate-co-butylene succinate) copolymers: Crystalline morphologies and degradation 

      Díaz Andrade, Angélica María; Franco García, María Lourdes; Estrany Coda, Francesc; Valle Mendoza, Luis Javier del; Puiggalí Bellalta, Jordi (2014-01)
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      Random copolymers derived from 1,4-butanediol and two dicarboxylic units differing in the parity of the number of methylene groups and length of the polymethylene sequence (i.e. succinic and azelaic acids) were studied in ...
    • Preparation of random poly(butylene alkylate-co-terephthalate)s with different methylene group contents: crystallization and degradation kinetics 

      Heidarzadeh, Nina; Rafizadeh, Mehdi; Taromi, Faramarz Afshar; Puiggalí Bellalta, Jordi; Valle Mendoza, Luis Javier del; Franco García, María Lourdes (2017-10)
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      Random copolyesters having 1,4-butanediol units were synthesized from a transesterification process between homopolymers constituted by aliphatic dicarboxylates (i.e. succinate, adipate or sebacate) and the aromatic ...
    • Tunable enzymatic biodegradation of poly(butylene succinate): biobased coatings and self-degradable films 

      Peñas, Mario Ivan; Criado Gonzalez, Miriam; Martínez de Ilarduya Sáez de Asteasu, Domingo Antxon; Flores, Araceli; Raquez, Jean-Marie; Mincheva, Rosica; Müller, Alejandro J.; Hernánez, Rebeca (Elsevier, 2023-05-01)
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      Biodegradation of polyesters driven by enzymes is considered as one of the most effective way of degradation of these materials, as a way to control plastics accumulation in the environment. In this study, we present two ...