Research Article
Synthesis, Characterization, and Biodegradation Studies of Poly(1,4-cyclohexanedimethylene-adipate-carbonate)s
Table 4
Thermal properties of PCACs after enzymatic hydrolysis.
| Polymer | Incubation time (h) | (°C) | (°C) | (J/g) | (%) |
| PCAC-20 | 0 | −24.8 | 100.6 | 57.7 | 46.67 | 24 | −24.6 | 100.6 | 57.8 | — | 72 | −24.2 | 101.4 | 58.2 | 49.53 | 144 | −24.4 | 101.7 | 58.6 | 51.75 |
| PCAC-40 | 0 | −17.5 | 85.9 | 34.2 | 51.75 | 24 | −17.9 | 86.0 | 34.2 | — | 72 | −17.2 | 86.2 | 34.5 | 53.54 | 144 | −17.6 | 86.8 | 34.8 | 56.55 |
| PCAC-60 | 0 | −8.8 | 101.9 | 16.9 | 54.72 | 24 | −8.8 | 102.1 | 16.9 | — | 72 | −9.1 | 102.2 | 17.1 | 55.74 | 144 | −9.2 | 102.2 | 17.9 | 56.62 |
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