LACTEL Absorbable Polymers.

LACTEL Technical Information

Provided here are a variety of data describing characteristics of lactide, glycolide and ε-caprolactone polymers to assist you in selecting the optimal polymer for your program. For further assistance, please contact LACTEL Technical Support.

Chemical & Physical Properties

Charts of the chemical and physical properties for some of our most used polymers.

Inherent Viscosity vs. Molecular Weight

Comparison of methods for obtaining IV and MW data, along with correlations between them for various polymer compositions.

Biodegradation

Technical information and charts illustrating the degradation process.

Reference Publications

Technical references.

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