PREPARATION OF POLY(LACTIC ACID)-GRAFTED AMYLOSE THROUGH THE TRIMETHYLSILYL PROTECTION METHOD AND ITS BIODEGRADATION

Authors
OHYA Y MARUHASHI S OUCHI T
Citation
Y. Ohya et al., PREPARATION OF POLY(LACTIC ACID)-GRAFTED AMYLOSE THROUGH THE TRIMETHYLSILYL PROTECTION METHOD AND ITS BIODEGRADATION, Macromolecular chemistry and physics, 199(9), 1998, pp. 2017-2022
Citations number
35
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences
Journal title
Macromolecular chemistry and physics → ACNP
ISSN journal
10221352
Volume
199
Issue
9
Year of publication
1998
Pages
2017 - 2022
Database
ISI
SICI code
1022-1352(1998)199:9<2017:POPAAT>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
Biodegradable poly(lactic acid)-grafted amylose was synthesized using a trimethylsilyl (TMS) protection method. Tehrahydrofuran soluble, mos tly trimethylsilyl protected amylose was prepared and reacted with pot assium tert-butoxide to give the corresponding alkoxide. Poly(lactic a cid)-grafted amyloses were obtained by ring-opening anionic polymeriza tion of lactide using the polymeric alkoxides as initiators and subseq uent removal of the TMS groups. The obtained graft copolymers show bio degradability and a microphase-separated morphology.