Chemistry, chances and limitations of the radical ring-opening polymerization of cyclic ketene acetals for the synthesis of degradable polyesters
This article highlights the progress in the field of radical ring-opening polymerization (RROP) of cyclic ketene acetals for the synthesis of functionalised polyesters, (bio)degradable vinyl polymers, and speciality designed degradable polymers. The method of radical ring-opening polymerization offe...
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Published in | Polymer chemistry Vol. 1; no. 7; pp. 953 - 964 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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01.09.2010
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Summary: | This article highlights the progress in the field of radical ring-opening polymerization (RROP) of cyclic ketene acetals for the synthesis of functionalised polyesters, (bio)degradable vinyl polymers, and speciality designed degradable polymers. The method of radical ring-opening polymerization offers the advantage in either making special functional polyesters which are not possible by conventional methods or for making polyesters for special applications where low volume shrinkage is of utmost importance. Furthermore, the beauty of radical ring-opening polymerization is in making a new class of degradable materials called poly(vinyl-
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-ester)s. Having ester linkages distributed onto the vinyl polymer backbone is emphasised, no other method can combine vinyl polymer backbone with ester units in a random way. The method has opened new opportunities of using the known biomaterials for degradable applications. Other possibilities and challenges in using this method are making specialised degradable materials like ionomers and polymeric-inorganic hybrid materials, which are also discussed in detail.
This article highlights the progress in the field of radical ring-opening polymerization (RROP) of cyclic ketene acetals for the synthesis of functionalised polyesters, (bio)degradable vinyl polymers, and speciality designed degradable polymers. |
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Bibliography: | Seema Agarwal has worked in the department of chemistry at Philipps-University, Marburg Germany since the year 2000. She did a double masters in chemistry and polymers science and technology and later obtained her PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India. Her scientific professional career started in India by working as Scientist for about 9 years and then shifted to Germany. She was a Humboldt Fellow from 1997-1999 in the laboratory of Prof. Andreas Greiner, Germany. She finished habilitation in Macromolecular Chemistry in 2007 (Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany). Her research interests are: biodegradable and bio polymers, structure-property-relationship studies of polymers, NMR of polymers, smart polymers, controlled polymerizations and electrospinning. |
ISSN: | 1759-9954 1759-9962 |
DOI: | 10.1039/c0py00040j |