Optimization of an α-(Amino acid)-N-carboxyanhydride polymerization using the high vacuum technique: Examining the effects of monomer concentration, polymerization kinetics, polymer molecular weight, and monomer purity

Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1385-1391

  Kowtoniuk, Robert A ^a   Pei, Tao ^a   DeAngelo, Caitlin M ^a   Waldman, Jacob H ^a   Guidry, Erin N ^a   Williams, J Michael ^a   Garbaccio, Robert M ^a   Barrett, Stephanie E ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

biodegradable; biopolymers; peptides; ring opening polymerization; amino acid N carboxyanhydride

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BIOPOLYMERS; CHAINS; DRUG DELIVERY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OPTIMIZATION; PEPTIDES; POLYDISPERSITY; POLYMERIZATION; PURIFICATION;

BIODEGRADABLE; CONTROLLED MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONOMER CONCENTRATION; N-CARBOXYANHYDRIDE; POLYDISPERSITY INDICES; POLYMER MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERIZATION CONDITIONS; POLYMERIZATION KINETICS;

MONOMERS;

EID: 84897994634     PISSN: 0887624X     EISSN: 10990518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pola.27132     Document Type: Article

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