Enzymatic Synthesis and Characterization of Hydrophilic Sugar Based Polyesters and Their Modification with Stearic Acid

Enzymatic Synthesis and Characterization of Hydrophilic Sugar Based Polyesters and Their Modification with Stearic Acid

Biodegradable and hydrophilic functional polyesters were synthesized enzymatically using xylitol or d-sorbitol together with divinyl adipate and lipase B from Candida antartica (CAL-B). The resulting polyesters had pendant OH-groups from their sugar units which were esterified to different degrees w...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Humayun Bilal, Marko Prehm, Andrew Efraim Njau, Muhammad Haris Samiullah, Annette Meister, Jörg Kressler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-03-01
Series:Polymers
Subjects:
enzymatic synthesis
biodegradable polyesters
sugars
graft copolymers
stearic acid
crystallization
nanoparticles
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/8/3/80

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