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Enzyme-Catalyzed .epsilon.-Caprolactone Ring-Opening Polymerization

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Synthesis of Artificial Chitin: Irreversible Catalytic Behavior of a Glycosyl Hydrolase through a Transition State Analogue Substrate

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Enzyme-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Polymerization of ω-Pentadecalactone

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Kinetics of the Ring-Opening Polymerization of 6-, 7-, 9-, 12-, 13-, 16-, and 17-Membered Lactones. Comparison of Chemical and Enzymatic Polymerizations

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Lipase-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Polymerization of 12-Dodecanolide

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Glycosylation employing bio-systems: from enzymes to whole cells

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Lipase-Catalyzed Polycondensations: Effect of Substrates and Solvent on Chain Formation, Dispersity, and End-Group Structure

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Biodegradable products by lipase biocatalysis

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Lipase-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Polymerization of Trimethylene Carbonate

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Lipase-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Polymerization of Lactones: A Novel Route to Poly(hydroxyalkanoate)s

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Enzymatic Synthesis and Curing of Biodegradable Epoxide-Containing Polyesters from Renewable Resources

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Preparation of lipases for use in organic solvents

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Novel Functional Polycarbonate by Lipase-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Polymerization of 5-Methyl-5-benzyloxycarbonyl-1,3-dioxan-2-one

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Cocrystallization of Random Copolymers of ω-Pentadecalactone and ε-Caprolactone Synthesized by Lipase Catalysis

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Lipase-catalyzed ring-opening polymerization of lactones to polyesters and its mechanistic aspects

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Enzyme-catalyzed polymerization to functional polymers

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Enzyme-Catalyzed Polymerizations of ε-Caprolactone: Effects of Initiator on Product Structure, Propagation Kinetics, and Mechanism

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Lipase-Catalyzed Degradation of Polyesters in Organic Solvents. A New Methodology of Polymer Recycling Using Enzyme as Catalyst

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Lipase‐catalyzed ring‐opening polymerization of lactide

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Enzyme-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Polymerization of ε-Caprolactone in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide

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Enzyme-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Polymerization of 1,3-Dioxan-2-one to Poly(trimethylene carbonate)

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Enzyme-catalyzed polymerization and degradation of copolymers prepared from ϵ-caprolactone and poly(ethylene glycol)

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In vitro synthesis of cellulose and related polysaccharides

Kobayashi, S., Sakamoto, J., & Kimura, S. (2001) · Progress in Polymer Science · doi:10.1016/s0079-6700(01)00026-0 · Cited by 117 · see citing works

Biocatalytic synthesis of polymers. Synthesis of an optically active, epoxy‐substituted polyester by lipase‐catalyzed polymerization

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Enzyme-Catalyzed Synthesis and Chemical Recycling of Polyesters

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Solvent-Free Adipic Acid/1,8-Octanediol Condensation Polymerizations Catalyzed by Candida antartica Lipase B

Mahapatro, A., Kumar, A., Kalra, B., & Gross, R. A. (2003) · Macromolecules · doi:10.1021/ma025796w · Cited by 105 · see citing works

Enzymatic Ring-Opening Polymerization and Copolymerization of 8-Octanolide by Lipase Catalyst

Kobayashi, S., Uyama, H., Namekawa, S., & Hayakawa, H. (1998) · Macromolecules · doi:10.1021/ma980396n · Cited by 104 · see citing works

Mild, Solvent-Free ω-Hydroxy Acid Polycondensations Catalyzed by Candida antarctica Lipase B

Mahapatro, A., Kumar, A., & Gross, R. A. (2003) · Biomacromolecules · doi:10.1021/bm0342382 · Cited by 104 · see citing works

Thiol End-Functionalization of Poly(ε-caprolactone), Catalyzed by Candida antarctica Lipase B

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Lipase-catalysed formation of macrocycles by ring-opening polymerisation of ϵ-caprolactone

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Cascade Synthesis of Chiral Block Copolymers Combining Lipase Catalyzed Ring Opening Polymerization and Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization

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Enzyme-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Copolymerization of 5-Methyl-5-benzyloxycarbonyl-1,3-dioxan-2-one (MBC) with Trimethylene Carbonate (TMC): Synthesis and Characterization

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Polymerization of 1,5-dioxepan-2-one. II. Polymerization of 1,5-dioxepan-2-one and its cyclic dimer, including a new procedure for the synthesis of 1,5-dioxepan-2-one

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Ring-Opening Polymerization of Lactones and Lactides with Sn(IV) and Al(III) Initiators

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Lipase-catalyzed ring-opening polymerization of medium-size lactones to polyesters

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Novel lipase-catalyzed ring-opening copolymerization of lactide and trimethylene carbonate forming poly(ester carbonate)s

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Kinetics and Mechanism of Candida antarctica Lipase B Catalyzed Solution Polymerization of ε-Caprolactone

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Lipase-catalyzed linear aliphatic polyester synthesis in organic solvent

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Resorbable and Highly Elastic Block Copolymers from 1,5-Dioxepan-2-one and l -Lactide with Controlled Tensile Properties and Hydrophilicity

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Polymerization of 10-hydroxydecanoic acid in benzene with polyethylene glycol-modified lipase

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Biocatalytic Solvent-Free Polymerization To Produce High Molecular Weight Polyesters

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Solventless Enantioelective Ring-Opening Polymerization of Substituted ε-Caprolactones by Enzymatic Catalysis

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Crystal Morphology, Biosynthesis, and Physical Assembly of Cellulose, Chitin, and Chitosan

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Enzymatic Synthesis of Cross-Linkable Polyesters from Renewable Resources

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Biocatalytic synthesis of polymers. II. Preparation of [AA–BB]x polyesters by porcine pancreatic lipase catalyzed transesterification in anhydrous, low polarity organic solvents

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Formation and Structure of Artificial Cellulose Spherulites via Enzymatic Polymerization

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Evidence for Selective Hydrolysis of Aliphatic Copolyesters Induced by Lipase Catalysis

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Enzyme-catalyzed synthesis of sugar-containing monomers and linear polymers

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Ring-opening bulk polymerization of ε-caprolactone and trimethylene carbonate catalyzed by lipase Novozym 435

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Enzyme-Catalyzed Synthesis of Hyperbranched Aliphatic Polyesters

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In vitro biosynthesis of polyesters with isolated enzymes in aqueous systems and organic solvents

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Synthesis and Characterization of Biodegradable Homopolymers and Block Copolymers Based on 1,5-Dioxepan-2-one

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Dihydroxy-Terminated Poly( l -lactide) Obtained by Controlled Ring-Opening Polymerization: Investigation of the Polymerization Mechanism

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Lipase-Catalyzed Enantioselective Copolymerization of Substituted Lactones to Optically Active Polyesters

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Free-Radical polymerization of acrylamide by horseradish peroxidase-mediated initiation

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Specific Preparation of Artificial Xylan: A New Approach to Polysaccharide Synthesis by Using Cellulase as Catalyst

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Controlled ring-opening polymerization of L-lactide and 1,5-dioxepan-2-one forming a triblock copolymer

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Influence of polymerization conditions on the hydrolytic degradation of poly(dl-lactide) polymerized in the presence of stannous octoate or zinc-metal

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Regioselectivity Control in Lipase-Catalyzed Polymerization of Divinyl Sebacate and Triols

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Polycaprolactone-Modified Hydroxyethylcellulose Films Prepared by Lipase-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Polymerization

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Lipase-catalyzed synthesis of poly(1,4-butyl sebacate) from sebacic acid or its derivatives with 1,4-butanediol

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Extremely Efficient Catalysis of Immobilized Lipase in Ring-opening Polymerization of Lactones

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Reaction Mechanism of Enzymatic Degradation of Poly(butylene succinate‐co‐terephthalate) (PBST) with a Lipase Originated from Pseudomonas cepacia

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Laccase-catalyzed polymerization of acrylamide

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Synthesis of ester oligomer by Aspergillus niger lipase.

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Recent Advances in Olefin Polymerization Using Binary Catalyst Systems

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Probing Water-Temperature Relationships for Lipase-Catalyzed Lactone Ring-Opening Polymerizations

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Lipase-Catalyzed Synthesis of Methyl 6-O-Poly(ε-caprolactone)glycopyranosides

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Polymerization of Trimethylene Carbonate with High Molecular Weight Catalyzed by Immobilized Lipase on Silica Microparticles

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Enzymic polymerisation of an unactivated diol/diacid system

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Understanding factors that limit the productivity of suspension-based perfusion cultures operated at high medium renewal rates

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A new strategy for sustainable polymer recycling using an enzyme: poly(ɛ-caprolactone)

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l -Lactide Macromonomer Synthesis Initiated by New Cyclic Tin Alkoxides Functionalized for Brushlike Structures

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