This review focuses on the properties of lactic acid based polymers and the correlation to the
structure of the polymers. Lactic acid based polymers prepared by polycondensation (PC) …

Aliphatic polyesters prepared by ring-opening polymerization of lactones are now used
worldwide as bioresorbabale devices in surgery (orthopaedic devices, sutures, stents, tissue …

The first effective organopolymerization of the biorenewable “non‐polymerizable” γ‐
butyrolactone (γ‐BL) to a high‐molecular‐weight metal‐free recyclable polyester is reported …

The synthesis of aliphatic polyesters by polycondensation and ring-opening polymerization
is reviewed. This includes homopolyesters, random, block, graft, star, and hyper-branched …

The need for polymers for high-end applications, coupled with the desire to mimic nature's
macromolecular machinery fuels the development of innovative synthetic strategies every …

Controlled drug delivery technology is concerned with the systematic release of a
pharmaceutical agent to maintain a therapeutic level of the drug in the body for a sustained …

Biodegradable polymers represent a class of extremely useful materials for many
biomedical and pharmaceutical applications, as exemplified by drug delivery systems, which …

Novel aliphatic polyesters with pendent acetylene groups were prepared by controlled ring-
opening polymerization and subsequently used for grafting poly (ethylene glycol) and …

The aim of this study was to prepare non-woven materials from a biodegradable polymer,
poly (ε-caprolactone)(PCL) by electrospinning. PCL was synthesized by ring-opening …

α-Methylene-γ-butyrolactone (MBL), a naturally occurring and biomass-sourced bifunctional
monomer, contains both a highly reactive exocyclic C C bond and a highly stable five …