Recent developments in ring opening polymerization of lactones for biomedical applications

AC Albertsson, IK Varma - Biomacromolecules, 2003 - ACS Publications
Aliphatic polyesters prepared by ring-opening polymerization of lactones are now used
worldwide as bioresorbabale devices in surgery (orthopaedic devices, sutures, stents, tissue …

A review on synthesis and biomedical applications of polyglycolic acid

K Budak, O Sogut, U Aydemir Sezer - Journal of polymer research, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Poly (glycolic acid)(PGA) is an essential biopolymer due to its thermal and
mechanical properties and biodegradability which provide utility for medical applications …

Aliphatic polyesters: Synthesis, properties and applications

AC Albertsson, IK Varma - Degradable aliphatic polyesters, 2002 - Springer
The synthesis of aliphatic polyesters by polycondensation and ring-opening polymerization
is reviewed. This includes homopolyesters, random, block, graft, star, and hyper-branched …

[BOOK][B] Controlled ring-opening polymerization: polymers with designed macromolecular architecture

KM Stridsberg, M Ryner, AC Albertsson - 2002 - Springer
This paper reviews ring-opening polymerization of lactones and lactides with different types
of initiators and catalysts as well as their use in the synthesis of macromolecules with …

From controlled ring-opening polymerization to biodegradable aliphatic polyester: Especially poly (β-malic acid) derivatives

O Coulembier, P Degée, JL Hedrick… - Progress in Polymer …, 2006 - Elsevier
Biodegradable polymers represent a class of extremely useful materials for many
biomedical and pharmaceutical applications, as exemplified by drug delivery systems, which …

Solvated electrons for photochemistry syntheses using conjugated carbon nitride polymers

H Ou, C Tang, X Chen, M Zhou, X Wang - ACS Catalysis, 2019 - ACS Publications
Solvated electrons have attracted increasing research interest due to their strong reducing
ability. However, the generation and utilization of solvated electrons in photocatalytic …

Recent advances in ring-opening polymerization of lactones and related compounds

A Löfgren, AC Albertsson, P Dubois… - … Science, Part C …, 1995 - Taylor & Francis
Polyesters are currently synthesized by a step-growth mechanism from a mixture of a diol
and a diacid (or a diacid derivative), or from a hydroxy-acid when available. Ring-opening …

A cation-dependent dual activation motif for anionic ring-opening polymerization of cyclic esters

CN Jadrich, VE Pane, B Lin, GO Jones… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
A new organocatalyst for the ring-opening polymerization of lactones has been identified.
Under the tested conditions, the anions of 2, 2′-bisindole promote fast, living …

Structure‐processing‐property relationship of poly (glycolic acid) for drug delivery systems 1: synthesis and catalysis

V Singh, M Tiwari - International Journal of Polymer Science, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Till date, market is augmented with a huge number of improved drug delivery systems. The
success in this area is basically due to biodegradable polymers. Although conventional …

Anionic polymerization of. beta.-lactones initiated with alkali-metal alkoxides: reinvestigation of the polymerization mechanism

P Kurcok, M Kowalczuk, K Hennek, Z Jedlinski - Macromolecules, 1992 - ACS Publications
The mechanism of anionic polymerization of ß-propiolactone (PL) and/3-butyrolactone (BL)
initiated by potassium alkoxides (methoxide and tert-butoxide) with 18-crown-6 was …