Carbohydrate-based macromolecular biomaterials
Carbohydrates are the most abundant and one of the most important biomacromolecules in
Nature. Except for energy-related compounds, carbohydrates can be roughly divided into …
Nature. Except for energy-related compounds, carbohydrates can be roughly divided into …
Aliphatic polycarbonates from cyclic carbonate monomers and their application as biomaterials
Aliphatic polycarbonates have gained increased attention as biomaterials largely owing to
their biocompatibility and tunable degradation. Moreover, the ability to introduce functional …
their biocompatibility and tunable degradation. Moreover, the ability to introduce functional …
100th anniversary of macromolecular science viewpoint: polymers from lignocellulosic biomass. Current challenges and future opportunities
RM O'Dea, JA Willie, TH Epps III - ACS Macro Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
Sustainable polymers from lignocellulosic biomass have the potential to reduce the
environmental impact of commercial plastics while also offering significant performance and …
environmental impact of commercial plastics while also offering significant performance and …
Macromolecular architectures through organocatalysis
In virtue of the rising demand for metal-free polymeric materials, organocatalytic
polymerization has emerged and blossomed unprecedentedly in the past 15 years into an …
polymerization has emerged and blossomed unprecedentedly in the past 15 years into an …
Elucidation of Substantial Differences in Ring-Opening Polymerization Outcomes from Subtle Variation of Glucose Carbonate-Based Monomer Substitution Patterns …
The substituents present upon five-membered bicyclic glucose carbonate monomers were
found to greatly affect the reactivities and regioselectivities during ring-opening …
found to greatly affect the reactivities and regioselectivities during ring-opening …
Chemical synthesis of polysaccharides and polysaccharide mimetics
R Xiao, MW Grinstaff - Progress in Polymer Science, 2017 - Elsevier
Polysaccharides are ubiquitous in nature, and play many critical roles in biology. As such,
the synthesis of polysaccharides and of polymers mimicking the structure or function of …
the synthesis of polysaccharides and of polymers mimicking the structure or function of …
Rapid synthesis of chemically recyclable polycarbonates from renewable feedstocks
DJ Saxon, EA Gormong, VM Shah… - ACS Macro …, 2020 - ACS Publications
We report the rapid, one-pot synthesis of functional polycarbonates derived from renewable
alcohols (ie, glucose tetraacetate, acetyl isosorbide, lauryl alcohol, and ethanol) and a cyclic …
alcohols (ie, glucose tetraacetate, acetyl isosorbide, lauryl alcohol, and ethanol) and a cyclic …
Controlled Living Cascade Polymerization To Make Fully Degradable Sugar-Based Polymers from d-Glucose and d-Galactose
A Bhaumik, GI Peterson, C Kang… - Journal of the American …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Monomers derived from glucose and galactose, which contain an endocyclic alkene (in the
sugar ring) and a terminal alkyne, underwent a cascade polymerization to prepare new …
sugar ring) and a terminal alkyne, underwent a cascade polymerization to prepare new …
Chemical design of both a glutathione-sensitive dimeric drug guest and a glucose-derived nanocarrier host to achieve enhanced osteosarcoma lung metastatic …
Although nanomedicines have been pursued for nearly 20 years, fundamental chemical
strategies that seek to optimize both the drug and drug carrier together in a concerted effort …
strategies that seek to optimize both the drug and drug carrier together in a concerted effort …
Invoking Side-Chain Functionality for the Mediation of Regioselectivity during Ring-Opening Polymerization of Glucose Carbonates
The extent of participation of side-chain functionalities during the 1, 5, 7-triazabicyclo [5.4. 0]
dec-5-ene (TBD) organobase-catalyzed ring-opening polymerizations (ROP) of six …
dec-5-ene (TBD) organobase-catalyzed ring-opening polymerizations (ROP) of six …