Star-Shaped Poly(ether−ester) Block Copolymers: Synthesis, Characterization, and Their Physical Properties
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Biodegradable polymers based on star-shaped poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO)−poly( l -lactide) (PLA) and PEO−poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) block copolymers were synthesized by a divergent synthetic method. Multiarm PEOs with various numbers of arms with a fixed molecular weight (MW ∼ 10 000) were synthesized by anionic polymerization of ethylene oxide initiated with metalated plurifunctional initiators and used as a core block. The star-shaped block copolymers were prepared by ring-opening polymerization of l -lactide or ε-caprolactone in the presence of multiarm PEOs and a catalytic amount of stannous octoate. The equilibrium swelling and thermal and solution properties of the synthesized star-shaped polymers were examined. The block copolymers were swollen in distilled water, and the degree of swelling decreased as the number of arms increased. The melting point, crystallinity, and phase separation decreased with the degree of branching. A similar tendency in solution viscosity of the star-shaped PEO and block copolymers was found. The results obtained in this study revealed unique properties of star-shaped block polymers which could be useful in the formulation of delivery carrier for polypeptide.
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- Authors
- Choi, Y. K., Bae, Y. H., & Kim, S. W.
- Affiliations
- University of Utah (US)
- Venue
- Macromolecules
- Publisher
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Published
- 1998-11-26
- Volume
- 31
- Issue
- 25
- Pages
- 8766-8774
- ISSN
- 0024-9297 (ISSN-L)
- 1520-5835
- OpenAlex
- W1998650111
- Cited by
- 200
- References
- 23
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 9
- FWCI
- 3.18
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Macromolecules (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Biomaterials › biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Block Copolymer Self-Assembly
- Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Organic Chemistry › Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
- Keywords
- star block copolymers, poly(ethylene oxide), poly(L-lactic acid), polycaprolactone, biodegradable polymers, divergent synthesis, ring-opening polymerization, stannous octoate, swelling, crystallinity, phase separation, solution viscosity
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