Completely recyclable biopolymers with linear and cyclic topologies via ring-opening polymerization of γ-butyrolactone

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 42-49

  Hong, Miao ^a   Chen, Eugene Y X ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADABLE PLASTIC; BIOPOLYMER; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE;

CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MECHANICAL STRESS; POLYMERIZATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS; THERMODYNAMICS; VISCOSITY;

4-BUTYROLACTONE; BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS; BIOPOLYMERS; CATALYSIS; POLYMERIZATION; SPECTROMETRY, MASS, MATRIX-ASSISTED LASER DESORPTION-IONIZATION; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMICS; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84951012911     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.2391     Document Type: Article

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