Amphiphiles with a dendritic structure are attractive materials as they combine the features of dendrimers with the self-assembling properties and interfacial behavior of water-air affinities. We have synthesized three generations of polyester dendrimers and studied their interfacial properties on the Langmuir films. The behavior obtained was, as a rule, the lowest generation dendrimers behavin...

Up to now, recycling has been opposed biodegradability, although these two end-of-life options are complementary. If combined in an integrated system, creates after-use economy, while biodegradability eradicates definitely the issues of environmental spreading persistent plastic wastes. This paper reviews current state on recyclability some promising biodegradable polyesters, polylactide acid (...

Fabrication methods and property characterization of polyglycolic acid (PGA), polylactic acid (PLA), and their copolymers are reviewed. Both of these aliphatic polyesters belong to the a-hydroxy group and biodegrade in a physiological environment to monomeric acids, which are readily processed and excreted from the body. The physical and mechanical characteristics discussed include molecular we...

We report erasable holographic recording with a resolution of at least 2500 lines/mm on unoriented films of sidechain liquid-crystalline polyesters. Recording energies of approximately 1 J/cm(2) have been used. We have obtained a diffraction efficiency of approximately 30% with polarization recording of holograms. The holograms can be erased by heating them to approximately 80 degrees C for app...

Synthesis of polyesters bearing pendant amine groups with controlled molecular weights and narrow molecular weight distributions was achieved through ring-opening polymerization of 5-(4-(prop-2-yn-1-yloxy)benzyl)-1,3-dioxolane-2,4-dione, an O-carboxyanhydride derived from tyrosine, followed by thiol-yne "click" photochemistry with 2-aminoethanethiol hydrochloride. This class of biodegradable po...