Facile one-spot synthesis of highly branched polycaprolactone

Reported is the first solvent-free (bulk) synthesis of degradable/bioresorbable, highly branched polymers via tin octanoate Sn(Oct2) catalysed controlled ring opening co-polymerisation (ROP) of mono and di-functional lactone monomers that proceed to near quantitative conversion. The successful isola...

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Main Authors: Nguyen, Nam T., Thurecht, Kristofer J., Howdle, Steve M., Irvine, Derek J.
Format: Article
Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 2014
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/30927/