Polyglycolide and Copolyesters with Lactide
Part 4. Polyesters
Prof. Dr. Michel Vert,
Prof. Dr. Michel Vert
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University Montpellier 1, CRBA-UMR CNRS 5473, Faculty of Pharmacy, 15 Avenue Charles Flahault, Montpellier Cedex 2, France, 34060
Search for more papers by this authorProf. Dr. Michel Vert,
Prof. Dr. Michel Vert
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- +33-467-418260 | Fax: +33-467-520998
University Montpellier 1, CRBA-UMR CNRS 5473, Faculty of Pharmacy, 15 Avenue Charles Flahault, Montpellier Cedex 2, France, 34060
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
- Introduction
- Historical Outline
- Chemical Structures
- Step-growth Polymerization of Glycolic Acid
- Chain-growth Polymerization of Glycolide, the Cyclic Dimer of Glycolic Acid
- Step-growth Copolymerization of Glycolic Acid with l- and d-Lactic Acid
- Chain-growth Copolymerization of Glycolide with l- and d-Lactides
- Transesterification Rearrangements
- Occurrence
- Monomers
- Polymers
- Biochemistry
- Degradation in Abiotic and Biotic Aqueous Media
- Degradation in Abiotic Media
- Degradation in Biotic Media
- Enzyme-containing Media
- Degradation by Microorganisms
- Degradation in an Animal Body or in Human
- Production
- Producers
- World Market
- Applications
- Patents
- Outlook and Perspectives
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