High-Functionability, Highly-Ordered Structure and Biodegradability of Biosynthesized Aliphatic Polyesters

Single crystal morphologies of biodegradable aliphatic polyesters

Single crystals of biodegradable aliphatic polyesters, poly([R]-3-hydroxybutyrate), poly([R]-3-hydroxyvalerate), poly(L-lactic acid), poly( -propiolactone), poly(4-hydroxybutyrate), poly(Æ-valerolactone), poly("caprolactone), poly(ethylene succinate) and poly(tetramethylene adipate), were grown from dilute solution by isothermal crystallization, and the crystal structures and morphologies were ...

Precision Aliphatic Polyesters via Segmer Assembly Polymerization.

Precise structure-property relation of a biodegradable polymer (e.g., aliphatic polyester) is anticipated only if monomer units and chiral centers are arranged in a defined primary sequence as a biomacromolecule. An emerging synthetic methodology, namely segmer assembly polymerization (SAP), is introduced in this paper to reveal the latest progress in polyester synthesis. Almost any periodic po...

Biodegradability of chlorinated solvents and related chlorinated aliphatic compounds

LINEAR ALIPHATIC UNSATURATED POLYESTERS BASED ON CIS -2- BUTENE -1,4-DIOL: SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION

A new homologous series of linear aliphatic polyesters, such as poly (cis-2- butenylene carboxylate)S, PBms (m is the number of methylene groups in the acid component, m=2-8 have been synthesized by direct polyesterification reactions in anisole, as solvent. FT-IR, 400 MHz H- NMR, C-NMR and elemental analysis were used to establish the structure of polyesters. Molecular weight distributi...

Recent Advances in 3D Printing of Aliphatic Polyesters

3D printing represents a valuable alternative to traditional processing methods, clearly demonstrated by the promising results obtained in the manufacture of various products, such as scaffolds for regenerative medicine, artificial tissues and organs, electronics, components for the automotive industry, art objects and so on. This revolutionary technique showed unique capabilities for fabricati...