Controlled ring-opening polymerization of lactide and glycolide

O Dechy-Cabaret, B Martin-Vaca… - Chemical reviews, 2004 - ACS Publications
Synthetic petrochemical-based polymers have had a tremendous industrial impact since the
1940s. Despite the numerous advantages of these materials, two major drawbacks remain …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Poly (lactic acid) stereocomplexes based molecular architectures: Synthesis and crystallization

RM Michell, V Ladelta, E Da Silva, AJ Müller… - Progress in Polymer …, 2023 - Elsevier
This review presents the state of the art of complex macromolecular architectures based on
polylactide stereocomplexes (PLA-sc) from the viewpoint of synthesis and crystallization …

Scaffolds with controlled release of pro-mineralization exosomes to promote craniofacial bone healing without cell transplantation

WB Swanson, Z Zhang, K **u, T Gong, M Eberle… - Acta Biomaterialia, 2020 - Elsevier
Biomimetic bone regeneration methods which demonstrate both clinical and manufacturing
feasibility, as alternatives to autogenic or allogenic bone grafting, remain a challenge to the …

Recent developments in main group metal complexes catalyzed/initiated polymerization of lactides and related cyclic esters

J Wu, TL Yu, CT Chen, CC Lin - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2006 - Elsevier
This review describes recent development of ring-opening polymerization of lactides and
related cyclic esters using main group metal complexes as catalysts/initiators. The …

Biocompatible initiators for lactide polymerization

RH Platel, LM Hodgson, CK Williams - Polymer Reviews, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
The review summarizes recent developments in the preparation and use of new initiators for
the ring opening polymerization of lactide. The review compares different classes of initiator …

Polysarcosine-containing copolymers: Synthesis, characterization, self-assembly, and applications

A Birke, J Ling, M Barz - Progress in Polymer Science, 2018 - Elsevier
Although the first polysarcosine (pSar) synthesis by Wesseley et al. was reported almost a
century ago, it was only recently that pSar gained broader attention and is considered a …

[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 …

Stereocomplexed polylactides (Neo‐PLA) as high‐performance bio‐based polymers: their formation, properties, and application

K Fukushima, Y Kimura - Polymer International, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Polymeric materials prepared from renewable natural resources are now being accepted as
“bio‐based polymers”, because they are superior to the conventional petroleum‐based …

Living ring-opening polymerizations of heterocyclic monomers

S Penczek, M Cypryk, A Duda, P Kubisa… - Progress in Polymer …, 2007 - Elsevier
As it follows from the “Contents”, mechanisms of living ring-opening polymerizations (LROP),
including anionic, coordination, cationic, activated monomer, and polymerization in …