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Synthesis of Biodegradable Grafted Copolymers of Gelatin and Polymethyl Methacrylate

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Grafted copolymers of gelatin and polymethyl methacrylate are synthesized using the tributylboron–oxygen initiating system in an aqueous dispersion at 60°C. The products are characterized by IR spectroscopy and gel permeation chromatography. The proportion of polymethyl methacrylate in the copolymer is 2–60% and increases with a higher concentration of alkylborane in the initial mixture. The particle size of the aqueous dispersions of the copolymers determined by dynamic light scattering exceeds the particle size of gelatin. The thermogravimetric curves of the copolymers are similar to those of gelatin, with thermal stability tending to increase with a higher concentration of tributylboron. All the copolymers are biodegradable by fungi.

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This work was financially supported by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (state order no. 4.8337.2017/BCh) and with the use of the equipment of the New Materials and Resource-Saving Technologies Center for Collective Use.

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    Yu. L. Kuznetsova, E. A. Morozova, A. S. Vavilova, A. V. Markin, O. N. Smirnova, N. S. Zakharycheva, D. V. Lyakaev & L. L. Semenycheva

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Kuznetsova, Y.L., Morozova, E.A., Vavilova, A.S. et al. Synthesis of Biodegradable Grafted Copolymers of Gelatin and Polymethyl Methacrylate. Polym. Sci. Ser. D 13, 453–459 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1995421220040115

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