The viscosity of polymers and their concentrated solutions

The study of polymer matrix composites had become an important topic for academic and industrial research. The current thrust for materials which are environmental friendly and biodegradable made r...

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Polymer matrix-natural fiber composites: An overview

A polymer with a hydrolytically labile backbone and having structure (VIII) wherein R9 is an alkyl, aryl or alkylaryl group with up to 18 carbon atoms having a pendent carboxylic acid group or the benzyl ester thereof; R12 is an alkyl, aryl or alkylaryl group with up to 18 carbon atoms having a pendent carboxylic acid ester group selected from straight and branched alkyl and alkylaryl esters containing up to 18 carbon atoms and ester derivatives of biologically and pharmaceutically active compounds covalently bonded thereto, provided that the ester group is not a benzyl group or a group that is removed by hydrogenolysis; each R7 is independently an alkylene group containing up to four carbon atoms; A is selected from: (a) and (b) wherein R8 is selected from saturated and unsaturated, substituted and unsubstituted alkyl, aryl and alkylaryl groups containing up to 18 carbon atoms; k is between about 5 and about 3,000; and x and f independently range from zero to less than one.

Biodegradable, anionic polymers derived from the amino acid l-tyrosine

The gradual shift from biostable prostheses to degradable, temporary implants represents one of the most significant trends in biomaterials research. In view of this trend, medical applications of degradable implant materials were reviewed with special emphasis on orthopedic polymeric implants. Among the polymeric implant materials derived from natural sources, collagen, various polysaccharides such as cellulose, and microbial polyesters have been intensively investigated. Among the synthetic, degradable polymers, aliphatic polyesters such as poly(glycolic acid), poly(lactic acid), poly(caprolactone) and polydioxanone, are most commonly investigated. Only recently, several new classes of polymers such as poly(ortho esters), polyanhydrides, and degradable polycarbonates have been introduced as potential implant materials. A particularly versatile group of new biomaterials with promising engineering properties are the "pseudo"-poly(amino acids), amino acid derived polymers in which conventional peptide bonds have been replaced by various chemical linkages.

Hermann Schnell

Papers

Chemistry and physics of polycarbonates