Design, synthesis, and properties of new biodegradable aromatic/aliphatic liquid crystalline copolyesters

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Chen, Yiwang ; Wombacher, Ralf ; Wendorff, Joachim H. ; Visjager, Jeroen ; Smith, Paul ; Greiner, Andreas:
Design, synthesis, and properties of new biodegradable aromatic/aliphatic liquid crystalline copolyesters.
In: Biomacromolecules. Vol. 4 (2003) Issue 4 . - pp. 974-980.
ISSN 1526-4602
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/bm0340164

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Liquid crystalline copolyesters of high molecular weight were obtained by polycondensation of aromatic diols, diacyl dichlorides, oligolactides, and poly(ethylene glycol)s. Hydrophilicity of the copolyesters was controlled by the content of ethyleneoxy moieties as verified by contact angle measurements. Copolyesters with ethyleneoxy moieties showed significant enhancement of degradability under physiological conditions in comparison to copolyester without ethyleneoxy moieties, which makes these copolyesters promising materials for bone tissue engineering as also verified by hardness testing and mechanical testing.

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Item Type:	Article in a journal
Refereed:	Yes
Keywords:	LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; L-LACTIC ACID; COMPOSITE-MATERIALS; ETHYLENE-OXIDE; POLYESTERS; COPOLYMER; POLYMERS; MOIETIES
Institutions of the University:	Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry > Chair Macromolecular Chemistry II > Chair Macromolecular Chemistry II - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Andreas Greiner Faculties Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Chemistry > Chair Macromolecular Chemistry II
Result of work at the UBT:	No
DDC Subjects:	500 Science > 540 Chemistry
Date Deposited:	01 Apr 2015 13:05
Last Modified:	22 Apr 2022 10:29
URI:	https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/9743