Published : 2022-09-18

Synthesis of aliphatic polyesters of various architectures by the controlled ring-opening polymerization of cyclic esters

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A review covering 80 references presents recent studies on the controlled synthesis of poly(aliphatic ester)s (PAE's), mostly including poly(epsilon-caprolactone) and poly(L-lactide). In the introduction, general features and practical applications of PAE's, the latter resulting mostly from ability of these polymers to (bio) degradation, are briefly discussed; polymerization methods leading to PAE's are also presented. hen, the ring-opening polymerization of epsilon-caprolactone CL) and L,L-dilactide (LA), including thermodynamic and inetic polymerizability of CL and LA is described. Finally, ecently elaborated methods of synthesis, of poly(epsilon- aprolactone)s and poly(L-dilactide)s of various architectures, uch as linear homopolymers, and star-shaped polymers are resented in a more detail.


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Duda, A. (2022). Synthesis of aliphatic polyesters of various architectures by the controlled ring-opening polymerization of cyclic esters. Polimery, 47(7-8), 469–478. Retrieved from https://polimery.ichp.vot.pl/index.php/p/article/view/1989