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Chapter 5.<br />

Characterizati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Scaffolds for C<strong>on</strong>nective Tissue Engineering<br />

Table 5.2: Mean diameters <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> polymers after knife mill grinding by granulometry.<br />

Polymer d (50) (m) Polymer d (50) (m)<br />

P L,D LA (PABR L 68) 161.5 PLGA 85:15 (PLG 8531) 166.1<br />

P L,DL (LA LR 704) 389.5 PLGA 85:15 (LG 857 S) 506.4<br />

PLGA 85:15 (RG 858 S) 99.7 PLGA 50:50 (RG 504) 89.5<br />

PLGA 85:15 (DL-PLG) 167.7 PLGA 50:50 (PDLG 5010) 178.2<br />

PLGA 50:50 (PLG 8523) 207.7<br />

Volume (%)<br />

20<br />

P L,D LA PAB RL 68<br />

18<br />

P L,DL<br />

LA LR 704<br />

16<br />

PLGA 50:50 RG 504<br />

14<br />

PLGA 85:15 PDLG 5010<br />

12<br />

10<br />

8 Poly (Lactide-co-glycolide) : Granulometry<br />

6<br />

4<br />

2<br />

0<br />

0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000 10000<br />

Particle Size(m)<br />

Volume (%)<br />

10<br />

Poly (Lactide-co-glycolide) PLGA 85:15 RG 858 S : Granulometry<br />

8<br />

6<br />

PLGA 85:15 PL PLG<br />

PLGA 85:15 PLG 8523<br />

PLGA 85:15 PDLG 8531<br />

PLGA 85:15 LG 857 S<br />

4<br />

2<br />

0<br />

0.01 0.1 1 10 100 1000 10000<br />

Particle Size(m)<br />

Figure 5.1: Size distributi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> various PLAs and PLGAs after knife mill grinding.<br />

1.1.1 Experiments <strong>on</strong> Polylactide Powders by Viscosimetry.<br />

As example, we present in detail results obtained with PLGA 50:50 (RG 504) in soluti<strong>on</strong> in CCl 4 at<br />

25°C. Variati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> efflux times with <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> polymer c<strong>on</strong>centrati<strong>on</strong> and corresp<strong>on</strong>ding viscosity values are<br />

reported <strong>on</strong> Table 5.3, where t o is <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> flow time <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> pure chlor<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>orm and t is time for polymer soluti<strong>on</strong> in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

Ubbelohde apparatus type 3C.<br />

C<br />

(g/dl)<br />

Average<br />

Time<br />

t (sec)<br />

Table 5.3: Viscosity values <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> PLGA 50:50.<br />

Relative Specific Reduced<br />

Viscosity Viscosity Viscosity<br />

rel = t/t o sp =(t - t o )/t o red = sp /C<br />

Inherent<br />

Viscosity<br />

ln rel /C<br />

0.00 129.65 1.00 0.00 − −<br />

0.50 172.78 1.33 0.33 0.67 0.57<br />

1.00 226.65 1.75 0.75 0.75 0.56<br />

1.50 295.23 2.28 1.28 0.85 0.55<br />

2.00 359.98 2.78 1.78 0.89 0.51<br />

Variati<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> efflux times with polymer c<strong>on</strong>centrati<strong>on</strong> (C) and reduced specific viscosity ( sp ) and<br />

inherent viscosity (ln rel /C) were plotted and from <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> graph <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> point <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> intersecti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> reduced viscosity<br />

and inherent viscosity at <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Y-axis gives <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> intrinsic viscosity [] = 0.60. By using <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> Mark-Houwink<br />

Relati<strong>on</strong>ship (MHR) <br />

<br />

KM<br />

a<br />

with K = 5.43.10 -4 dl/g and a = 0.73, we obtain: M = 14 756 g/mol.<br />

Commercial Sodium hyalur<strong>on</strong>ate, or Hyalur<strong>on</strong>ic acid (HA) is comm<strong>on</strong>ly its sodium salt form. It<br />

was purchased from Javene, France. Viscosity given by <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> supplier in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> data sheet is 2.4- 3.2 m 3 /kg,<br />

molecular weight 2.0-3.0×10 6 Dalt<strong>on</strong> and measured intrinsic viscosity as per procedure is [] = 2.92. By<br />

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