A new, simple, and efficient strategy for the preparation of active antifungal biodegradable materials via ring-opening polymerization of l-lactide with zinc aryloxides

2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (23) ◽  
pp. 8193-8208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafał Petrus ◽  
Piotr Sobota

Zinc aryloxides supported by phenylphenolato ligands were used for the development of active antifungal biodegradable materials via ring-opening polymerization of l-lactide.

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (40) ◽  
pp. 5014-5023 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanzhao Nie ◽  
Pei Wang ◽  
Haifeng Du ◽  
Wei Meng ◽  
Jing Yang

Amines and Zn(C6F5)2 for polymerization initiation and functionality transfer from Zn(C6F5)2 to a metal-alkoxide species for promoting chain propagation to achieve well controlled ring-opening polymerization of O-carboxyanhydrides.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathaniel Park ◽  
Dmitry Yu. Zubarev ◽  
James L. Hedrick ◽  
Vivien Kiyek ◽  
Christiaan Corbet ◽  
...  

The convergence of artificial intelligence and machine learning with material science holds significant promise to rapidly accelerate development timelines of new high-performance polymeric materials. Within this context, we report an inverse design strategy for polycarbonate and polyester discovery based on a recommendation system that proposes polymerization experiments that are likely to produce materials with targeted properties. Following recommendations of the system driven by the historical ring-opening polymerization results, we carried out experiments targeting specific ranges of monomer conversion and dispersity of the polymers obtained from cyclic lactones and carbonates. The results of the experiments were in close agreement with the recommendation targets with few false negatives or positives obtained for each class.<br>


2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (23) ◽  
pp. 9232-9237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rukshika S. Hewawasam ◽  
U. L. D. Inush Kalana ◽  
Nayanthara U. Dharmaratne ◽  
Thomas J. Wright ◽  
Timothy J. Bannin ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 03 (01) ◽  
pp. 041-050
Author(s):  
Xiaoqian Wang ◽  
Ai Lin Chin ◽  
Rong Tong

Poly(α-hydroxy acids), as a family of biodegradable polyesters, are valuable materials due to their broad applications in packaging, agriculture, and biomedical engineering. Herein we highlight and explore recent advances of catalysts in controlled ring-opening polymerization of O-carboxyanhydrides towards functionalized poly(α-hydroxy acids), especially metal catalyst-mediated controlled polymerization. Limitations of current polymerization strategies of O-carboxyanhydrides are discussed.


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