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SUBMITTER: Abubekerov M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5903370 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Abubekerov Mark M Wei Junnian J Swartz Kevin R KR Xie Zhixin Z Pei Qibing Q Diaconescu Paula L PL
Chemical science 20180111 8
Poly(l-lactide) (PLA) is a bioderived and biodegradable polymer that has limited applications due to its hard and brittle nature. Incorporation of 1,3-trimethylene carbonate into PLA, in a block copolymer fashion, improves the mechanical properties, while retaining the biodegradability of the polymer, and broadens its range of applications. However, the preparation of 1,3-trimethylene carbonate (TMC)/l-lactide (LA) copolymers beyond diblock and triblock structures has not been reported, with exp ...[more]