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Poly(l-lactide) networks with tailored water sorption

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A poly(l-lactide) diol was obtained through ring opening polymerization of l-lactide, using 1,6 hexanediol and tin(II) 2 ethylhexanoate as a catalyst. In the second step, the poly(l-lactide) macromer (mLA) was obtained by the reaction of poly(l-lactide) diol with methacrylic anhydride. The effective incorporation of the polymerizable end groups was assessed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR). Besides, poly(l-lactide) networks (pmLA) were prepared by photopolymerization of mLA. Further, the macromer was copolymerized with 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate seeking to tailor the hydrophilicity of the system. A set of hydrophilic copolymer networks were obtained. The phase microstructure of the new system and the network architecture was investigated by differential scanning calorimetry, infrared spectroscopy, dynamic mechanical spectroscopy, thermogravimetry, and water sorption studies.

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Acknowledgments

The support of the Spanish Ministry of Science through project No. MAT2006-08120 (including the FEDER financial support) is kindly acknowledged. JLEI acknowledges Generalitat Valenciana for the support through the predoctoral grant CTBPRB/2005/075.

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  1. Center for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, 46022, Valencia, Spain

    Jorge Luis Escobar Ivirico, Manuel Salmerón-Sánchez, José Luis Gómez Ribelles & Manuel Monleón Pradas

  2. Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe, Autopista del Saler 16, 46013, Valencia, Spain

    Manuel Salmerón-Sánchez, José Luis Gómez Ribelles & Manuel Monleón Pradas

  3. Networking Research Center on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), 46022, Valencia, Spain

    Jorge Luis Escobar Ivirico, Manuel Salmerón-Sánchez, José Luis Gómez Ribelles & Manuel Monleón Pradas

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A new set of copolymer networks based on poly(l-lactide) macromer p(mLA) was synthesized, whose water sorption behavior can be modulated by copolymerization with a hydrophilic monomer. The new block copolymer network is able to tailor the water sorption capacity, keeping the p(mLA) properties. The figure shows the ideal structure for the hydrophilized p(l-lactide) networks.

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Escobar Ivirico, J.L., Salmerón-Sánchez, M., Gómez Ribelles, J.L. et al. Poly(l-lactide) networks with tailored water sorption. Colloid Polym Sci 287, 671–681 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-009-2026-z

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