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Influence of Peripheral Hydrogen Bonding on the Mechanical Properties of Photo-Cross-Linked Star-Shaped poly(D,L-lactide) Networks

Influence of Peripheral Hydrogen Bonding on the Mechanical Properties of Photo-Cross-Linked Star-Shaped poly(D,L-lactide) Networks

Afia S Karikari, Wesleigh F Edwards, Jeffrey B Mecham, Timothy E Long

Biomacromolecules. Sep-Oct 2005;6(5):2866-74.

PMID: 16153129

Abstract:

Four-arm, star-shaped poly(D,L-lactide) (PDLLA) oligomers of controlled molar mass and narrow molar mass distribution were successfully synthesized by use of an ethoxylated pentaerythritol initiator. Derivatization of the terminal hydroxyl groups with either methacrylic anhydride (MAAH) or 2-isocyanatoethyl methacrylate (IEM) to yield PDLLA-M (M = methacrylate end group) and PDLLA-UM (UM = urethane methacrylate end group), respectively, was monitored by in situ Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. Photo-cross-linking of the functional oligomers yielded networks with high gel contents (>95%). The glass transition temperature (T(g)) of these networks was strongly dependent on prepolymer molar mass, and networks based on low molar mass precursors were more rigid than the networks obtained from higher molar mass oligomers. The tensile strength (TS) and Young's modulus of the PDLLA-M samples, approximately 7 and 17 MPa, respectively, were significantly lower than the values of 19 MPa (TS) and 113-354 MPa (Young's modulus) for the PDLLA-UM samples. The introduction of terminal hydrogen-bonding sites that were adjacent to the photo-cross-linking site resulted in higher performance poly(lactide)-based bioadhesives.

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Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
LS71146	Poly(L-lactide), acrylate terminated			Price

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