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Preparation and Biodegradation of Sugar‐Containing Poly(vinyl acetate) Emulsions
Author(s) -
Takasu Akinori,
Baba Michiko,
Hirabayashi Tadamichi
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
macromolecular bioscience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.924
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1616-5195
pISSN - 1616-5187
DOI - 10.1002/mabi.200700126
Subject(s) - vinyl acetate , adipate , copolymer , vinyl alcohol , biodegradation , chemistry , polymer chemistry , methacrylate , emulsion , organic chemistry , polymer
To accelerate the biodegradability of poly(vinyl acetate)‐based emulsions, emulsion copolymerizations of vinyl sugars, including triacetylated N ‐acetyl‐ D ‐glucosamine (GlcNAc)‐substituted 2‐hydroxyethyl methacrylate (GlcNAc(Ac) 3 ‐substituted HEMA), glucose‐substituted HEMA (GEMA) and 6‐ O ‐vinyladipoyl‐ D ‐glucose (6‐ O ‐VAG) with vinyl acetate (VAc), were carried out using poly(vinyl alcohol) as an emulsifying agent in the presence of poly[(butylene succinate)‐ co ‐(butylene adipate)] [poly(BS‐ co ‐BA)]. Copolymerization with GEMA produced a stable emulsion and that with 6‐ O ‐VAG also produced a homogeneous emulsion. Their biodegradation tests indicated that PVAc main chain scission was accelerated by copolymerization with vinyl sugars.