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ArticlePolymers2026

A Reaction-Diffusion Model for Capturing Mass Loss and Microstructure Evolution in Enzymatic Degradation of Poly(

Nanshin Nansak, Leo Creedon, Denis O'Mahoney, Ramen Ghosh, Marion McAfee

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Article in Polymers, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Nanshin NansakCentre for Mathematical Modelling and Intelligent Systems for Health and Environment, Atlantic Technological University, F91 YW50 Sligo, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-7725-7926
Leo CreedonCentre for Mathematical Modelling and Intelligent Systems for Health and Environment, Atlantic Technological University, F91 YW50 Sligo, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-8798-7455
Denis O'MahoneyCentre for Mathematical Modelling and Intelligent Systems for Health and Environment, Atlantic Technological University, F91 YW50 Sligo, Ireland.ORCID 0009-0007-7877-0880
Ramen GhoshCentre for Mathematical Modelling and Intelligent Systems for Health and Environment, Atlantic Technological University, F91 YW50 Sligo, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0003-0446-3101
Marion McAfeeCentre for Mathematical Modelling and Intelligent Systems for Health and Environment, Atlantic Technological University, F91 YW50 Sligo, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-1434-1215

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Atlantic Technological University MOCHAS ScholarshipTaighde Éireann - Research Ireland 21/FFP-A/9152
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Abstract

The microstructure of semicrystalline bioresorbable polymers is central to their biomedical performance because the crystalline content influences both the mechanical stability and the degradation behaviour. Experimental studies have shown that crystallinity evolves concurrently with mass loss during enzymatic degradation. However, most existing models represent the material as a single homogeneous structure, preventing them from capturing this microstructural evolution or the state-selective mechanisms that drive it. We present a one-dimensional partial differential equation model for the enzymatic degradation of thin films, which treats the crystalline and amorphous states as distinct reactive components. Calibrated to poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) degraded by

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Bayesian inferencecrystallinityenzymatic degradationlipasemicrostructurepoly(ε-caprolactone)reaction–diffusion modelsemicrystalline polymersSobol sensitivity analysis

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PMID42198189
PMCPMC13210852

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