LACTIDE/CAPROLACTONE POLYMER, METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME, COMPOSITES THEREOF, AND PROSTHESES PRODUCED THEREFROM

摘要

A bioabsorbable copolymer of lactide (I) and epsilon caprolactone (II) comprising a major amount of epsilon caprolactone (II) and a minor amount of lactide (I) a method of making the same; a composition of said polymer and at least one substrate of a plurality of carbon fibres; surgical articles of said composition; and a method of repairing ligaments and tendons are disclosed. The general formulas of the copolymers are formulas (I) and (II).