in this work, new biodegradable abcba type pentablock copolymers with different mole ratio of l-lactide and ppdo-b-peg-b-ppdo triblock copolymer were synthesized and characterized. in the first step, ppdo-b-peg-b-ppdo triblock copolymer was synthesized via a ring-opening polymerization of p-dioxanone (pdo) monomer with poly (ethylene glycol) (peg) using stannous octoate (sn(oct)2) as the cataly...

Modern synthetic methods have revolutionized polymer chemistry through the development of new and powerful strategies for the controlled synthesis of complex polymer architectures.1-5 Many of these developments were spawned by new classes of transition metal catalysts for the synthesis of new polyolefin microstructures,5 the design of highly efficient families of “living” polymerization strateg...

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