@article{292ff612c3d341959a0a02639536214b,
title = "Process-structure-property relationships of erodable polymeric biomaterials: II - Long range order in poly (desaminotyrosyl arylates)",
abstract = "The long-range order of some bioerodable polyesteramides based on a desaminotyrosyl [Thermochim Acta 396 (2003) 141; Polym Adv Technol 13 (2002) 926; J Am Chem Soc 119 (1997) 4553] diol monomer has been investigated. The order is mesogenic, best described as a 'condis crystal' or smectic-like. In all cases where long-range order is present, ordered H bonds between amide groups are observed. The order stabilizes the polymer to dimensional change and mechanical relaxation under biorelevant conditions.",
keywords = "FT-IR, Hydrogen bonding, Mesogenic bioerodable polyesteramide",
author = "Michael Jaffe and Zohar Ophir and George Collins and Ali Recber and Yoo, {Seung Uk} and Rafalko, {Joseph J.}",
note = "Funding Information: The authors thank Professor Joachim Kohn of Rutgers University for his discussions and insights during the progress of this work. The contributions of Professor J. Wu in obtaining and analyzing the X-ray diffract results is appreciated. Discussions with Professor Michael Dunn of the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Dr Sharon Bourke of Rutgers University are gratefully acknowledged. Support for this work from the New Jersey Center for Biomaterials, the National Institutes of Health and the NIH—National Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, P41 EB 000922-01 is recognized with thanks.",
year = "2003",
month = aug,
day = "21",
doi = "10.1016/S0032-3861(03)00559-7",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "44",
pages = "6033--6042",
journal = "Polymer",
issn = "0032-3861",
publisher = "Elsevier BV",
number = "19",
}