Sustainable Polyester Elastomers from Lactones: Synthesis, Properties, and Enzymatic Hydrolyzability.
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DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b10173
Abstract: Chemically cross-linked elastomers are an important class of polymeric materials with excellent temperature and solvent resistance. However, nearly all elastomers are petroleum-derived and persist in the environment or in landfills long after they are discarded;… read more here.
Keywords: lactones synthesis; sustainable polyester; polyester elastomers; elastomers lactones ... See more keywords
Synthesis of bio-based polyester elastomers and evaluation of their in vivo biocompatibility and biodegradability as biomedical materials.
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DOI: 10.1039/d2bm00436d
Abstract: Biodegradable polyester elastomers have found wide application in the tissue engineering field. In this study, an all bio-based polyester elastomer (BPE) is synthesized from five bio-based monomers; and the in vivo biodegradability and biocompatibility of… read more here.
Keywords: polyester elastomers; vivo biocompatibility; bpe; bio based ... See more keywords