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Poly(D,L lactic acid) was prepared by bulk polymerization of D,L lactide, both under atmospheric pressure and in vacuum. The obtained polymeric products were characterized in terms of molecular weight, Mw, melting point, calorimetric response and swelling behaviour. All products were amorphous. Their molecular weights were determined by viscosimetry and ranged from 2×103 to 9×104. Similarly, the melting points ranged from 90 to 210°C. Swelling experiments, with specimens immersed in buffer solutions, showed that hydrolytic degradation started in a few days for the low Mw material, whereas for the higher molecular weight products it took much longer and probably followed a two-stage mechanism. This study suggests that the high molecular weight material could be an interesting carrier for the preparation of controlled release products, in cases where prolonged delivery is necessary. © 1999 Kluwer Academic Publishers

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Andreopoulos, A.G., Hatzi, E. & Doxastakis, M. Synthesis and properties. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine 10, 29–33 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008887910068

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