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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2016
Applicant:
Kureha Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Mizuki Saito, Tokyo, JP;
Fuminori Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
KUREHA CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08G 63/08 (2006.01); B29C 35/08 (2006.01); B29C 45/00 (2006.01); B29C 71/00 (2006.01); B29C 71/02 (2006.01); C08G 63/06 (2006.01); B29K 67/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 35/0866 (2013.01); B29C 35/0805 (2013.01); B29C 71/0009 (2013.01); B29C 71/02 (2013.01); C08G 63/06 (2013.01); B29C 45/0001 (2013.01); B29C 2035/085 (2013.01); B29C 2035/0877 (2013.01); B29K 2067/043 (2013.01);
Abstract
The polyglycolic acid having a content of low molecular weight substance of less than 1% by weight; and a molded article thereof having a thickness of 2 mm or greater, the time at which immersion of the molded article in water at 66° C. is started to the time at which the polyglycolic acid decomposed by the water starts to elute being 1 hour or longer by 30 hours or shorter, and a rate of embrittlement, at which embrittlement proceeds due to the elution of the polyglycolic acid, being 0.025 mm/h or greater.