Implementation of metal-free ring-opening polymerization in the preparation of aliphatic polycarbonate materials

Progress in Polymer Science

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1144-1164

  Mespouille, Laetitia ^a   Coulembier, Olivier ^a   Kawalec, Michal ^a   Dove, Andrew P ^b   Dubois, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aliphatic polycarbonate; Cyclic carbonate; Metal free catalyst; Ring opening polymerization

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CATALYSTS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; METALS; POLYCARBONATES; TOXIC MATERIALS;

ALIPHATIC POLYCARBONATE; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; CYCLIC CARBONATES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; MACROMOLECULAR ENGINEERING; METAL-BASED CATALYSTS; METAL-FREE CATALYSTS; POLYMERIZATION MECHANISMS;

POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 84901495320     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2014.02.003     Document Type: Review

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