Recent developments in ring-opening polymerization of lactones

Advances in Polymer Science

Volumn 245, Issue , 2012, Pages 173-218

  Lecomte, Philippe ^a   Jérôme, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aliphatic polyester; Biodegradable polymer; Functionalized polymer; Lactone; Living polymerization; Macromolecular engineering; Ring opening polymerization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858147963     PISSN: 00653195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/12_2011_144     Document Type: Review

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