Physical - mechanical characterization of poly(lactide)/poly (ε-caprolactone) blends with ethyl ester L-lysine triisocyanate as reactive agent

A study on physical and mechanical properties of PLA/PCL polyes ters reactive blends, obtained by adding LTI was made with the aim to apply these blends in biomedical field , for example for absorbable suture threads or scaffolds for cellular growth. Polyesters based reactive blends were obta ined by internal mixing, and it was find out the possibility of finely control the characteristic properties of those materi als by varying the weight fraction of the two components and the amount of reactive agent. Blends of different composition w ere characterized by torque measurements, uniaxial traction test and wet-ability