Polycaprolactone (PCL) is an important polymer due to its mechanical properties, miscibility
with a large range of other polymers and biodegradability. Two main pathways to produce …

Synthetic petrochemical-based polymers have had a tremendous industrial impact since the
1940s. Despite the numerous advantages of these materials, two major drawbacks remain …

The important advances and current trends in the stereocontrolled ring-opening
polymerisation of lactide are discussed in this tutorial review. Microstructures, structural …

Poly (lactic acid), a bio‐degradable polymer, has been studied extensively during the past
15 years. This paper presents a review on poly (lactic acid)(PLA) with focus on its …

The review summarizes recent developments in the preparation and use of new initiators for
the ring opening polymerization of lactide. The review compares different classes of initiator …

Polylactide (PLA) is an attractive polymeric material due to its origin from annually
renewable resources and its biodegradability. The ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of …

An iron (III) amine triphenolate complex,[FeTPhOA] 2, able to efficiently catalyze the
cycloaddition of carbon dioxide to a range of terminal epoxides under mild conditions, is …

Abstract Poly (lactic acid)(PLA) is by far the most commonly produced biodegradable
polyester. Metal-mediated ring opening polymerization of lactide is the most studied route for …

Aliphatic polyesters derived from lactides of various configurations (LL, DD, and DL) are
promising as materials not only for packaging and for production of many other commonly …

A series of tetradentate amine (bisphenolate) ligands have been synthesized and
complexed to Ti (IV), Zr (IV), and Hf (IV) centers. Two distinct ligand sets have been …