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Hydrolysis degradation of star-shaped poly-L-lactide

  • Soo Hyun Kim*
  • , Young Ha Kim
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    The poly-L-lactide was synthesized by ring-opening polymerization of L-lactide with stannous octoate. Star-shaped poly-L-lactide was also prepared by the addition of pentaerythritol. The hydrolysis degradation behavior of linear and star-shaped poly-L-lactides was investigated. The star polymer showed a lower decrease rate of molecular weight than the linear one in the initial stage since it has multi chain arms.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)528-534
    Number of pages7
    JournalPolymer (Korea)
    Volume20
    Issue number3
    Publication statusPublished - 1996

    Keywords

    • Hydrolysis
    • Polylactide
    • Star-shaped

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Chemical Engineering
    • Polymers and Plastics
    • Materials Chemistry

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