Research Article

Mechanical Properties of Membranes of Poly(L-co-DL-lactic acid) with Poly(caprolactone triol) and Study In Vivo

Table 4

Contact angle, surface energy, and water adhesion tension for membranes containing PLDLA and PLDLA/PCL-T blends.

BlendContact angle () Surface energy
(mJ⋅m−2)
(dynes⋅cm−1)
H2OCH2I2

100/077299425216
90/10513122426446
70/30492823426548
50/50372328397258

= surface energy, = polar component, = dispersive component, and = water adhesion tension.