Synthesis, properties and applications of biodegradable polymers derived from diols and dicarboxylic Acids: From Polyesters to poly(ester amide)s

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 7064-7123

  Díaz, Angélica ^a   Katsarava, Ramaz ^b   Puiggalí, Jordi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (Georgia)

Author keywords

Bio based polymers; Biodegradability; Biomedical applications; Carbohydrate derivatives; Poly(alkylene dicarboxylate)s; Poly(ester amide)s; Scaffolds; amino acid derivatives

Indexed keywords

1, 4 BUTANEDIOL; 1, 4 CYCLOHEXANEDIMETHANOL; 1,3 PROPANEDIOL; ADIPIC ACID; AMIDE; AMINO ACID; AMINO ACID BASED BIODEGRADABLE POLY ESTER AMIDE; AROMATIC COMPOUND; BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC; BIOPOLYMER; CITRIC ACID; COPOLYMER; DICARBOXYLIC ACID; DIMETHYL 1,4 CYCLOHEXANEDICARBOXYLATE; GLYCEROL; ISOMANNIDE; ISOSORBIDE; MANNITOL; MONOMER; MONTMORILLONITE; NANOCOMPOSITE; PHOSPHONIUM DERIVATIVE; POLYBUTYLENE TEREPHTHALATE; POLYESTER; SEBACIC ACID; SORBITOL; TISSUE SCAFFOLD; TITANIUM DERIVATIVE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; BIOMATERIAL; GLYCOL; NYLON;

ANAEROBIOSPIRILLUM; BIODEGRADATION; BIORESORBABLE SCAFFOLD; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CATALYSIS; CROSS LINKING; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION; HYDROGEL; LIQUID CRYSTAL; MELTING POINT; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOPHILICITY; ONE POT SYNTHESIS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLYMERIZATION; REVIEW; RING OPENING METATHESIS POLYMERIZATION; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; SYNTHESIS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOSTABILITY; TISSUE ENGINEERING; ANIMAL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; DICARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; GLYCOLS; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NYLONS; POLYESTERS; POLYMERIZATION; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 84899651781     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms15057064     Document Type: Review

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