Ann-Christine Albertsson

TL;DR: In this paper, the selective nature of organic catalysts has been exploited to synthesize copolymers of the functional monomer, α-bromo-γ-butyrolactone (αBrγBL), with trimethylene carbonate (TMC), 2-allyloxymethyl-2-ethyl-trimethylenecarbonate (AOMEC), with excellent control.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors identify four main routes to design degradable polymers, i.e., the most convenient route is to use cheap synthetic bulk polymers and add a biodegradable or photooxidizable component.

TL;DR: In this article, a volatiles analysis of low molar mass compounds from different polymeric materials was determined and the results from the volatile analysis were applied to predict the degree of degradation and long-term properties to determine degradation rates and mechanisms, to differentiate between biotic and abiotic degradation and for quality control work.

TL;DR: Chloro (Cl)- and bromo (Br)-functionalized macroinitiators were successfully prepared from the softwood hemicellulose O-acetylated galactoglucomannan (AcGGM) and then explored and evaluated with re...

TL;DR: New high-molecular-weight hydrophobic/hydrophilic segmented copolymers of poly(ester-ether-carbonate) structure, containing poly(1,3-propylene succinate) (SP) and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) segmen... as discussed by the authors.