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Polycarbonate Synthesis

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Condensation polymerization; Interfacial polymerization; Melt polymerization

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Polycarbonates (PCs) are one of the most versatile thermoplastic polymers with applications ranging from high-end engineering applications to biomaterials. The main chains of PCs contain a repeating carbonate [−O–C(=O)–O–] linkage and a major moiety consists of aromatic and/or aliphatic units (Fig. 1).

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Examples of polycarbonates: (a) aromatic-bisphenol-A carbonate and (b) aliphatic-trimethylene carbonate

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  1. Translational Tissue Engineering Center, Departments of Urology and Biomedical Engineering, Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University, 400 N. Broadway, 21231, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Anirudha Singh

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  1. Kyoto Institute of Technology R & D Center for Bio-Based Materials, Kyoto, Japan

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  2. Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung, Mainz, Germany

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Singh, A. (2015). Polycarbonate Synthesis. In: Kobayashi, S., Müllen, K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Polymeric Nanomaterials. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36199-9_419-1

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