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Synthesis and characterization of block copolymers from D , L ‐lactide and poly(tetramethylene ether glycol)
Author(s) -
Xiong C. D.,
Cheng L. M.,
Xu R. P.,
Deng X. M.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1995.070550604
Subject(s) - copolymer , polymer chemistry , lactide , phosphoric acid , ether , polymerization , materials science , prepolymer , chemistry , organic chemistry , polymer , polyurethane
The copolymer from D , L ‐lactide and poly(tetramethyene ether glycol) (PTMG) was prepared in bulk with an isotributyl aluminum–water–phosphoric acid complex catalyst as the initiator and characterized by H‐NMR, GPC, and DSC. The effects of the temperature and the amount of PTMG on the polymerization rate and the molecular weight of copolymers were studied. The behavior of the degradation and delivery rate of Levonorgestrel microspheres in vitro was observed. The results show that the degradation and the delivery rate can be controlled by adjusting the molar rate of hydrophilic and hydrophobic segments of the copolymer © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.