Preliminary Study on the Simulation of a Radiation Damage Analysis of Biodegradable Polymers
In this study, biodegradable poly(L-lactide-co-ε-caprolactone) (PLCL) and poly(L-co-<span style="font-variant: small-caps;">d</span>,<span style="font-variant: small-caps;">l</span> lactide) (PLDLA) were evaluated using Geant4 (G4EmStandardPhysics_option4)...
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MDPI AG
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/06022508313c4e0b82130604676fbff1 |
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| Sumario: | In this study, biodegradable poly(L-lactide-co-ε-caprolactone) (PLCL) and poly(L-co-<span style="font-variant: small-caps;">d</span>,<span style="font-variant: small-caps;">l</span> lactide) (PLDLA) were evaluated using Geant4 (G4EmStandardPhysics_option4) for damage simulation, in order to predict the safety of these biodegradable polymers against gamma ray sterilization. In the PLCL damage model, both chain scission and crosslinking reactions appear to occur at a radiation dose in the range 0–200 kGy, but the chain cleavage reaction is expected to be relatively dominant at high irradiation doses above 500 kGy. On the other hand, the PLDLA damage model predicted that the chain cleavage reaction would prevail at the total irradiation dose (25–500 kGy). To verify the simulation results, the physicochemical changes in the irradiated PLCL and PLDLA films were characterized by GPC (gel permeation chromatography), ATR-FTIR (attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared), and DSC (difference scanning calorimetry) analyses. The Geant4 simulation curve for the radiation-induced damage to the molecular weight was consistent with the experimentally obtained results. These results imply that the pre-simulation study can be useful for predicting the optimal irradiation dose and ensuring material safety, particularly for implanted biodegradable materials in radiation processing. |
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