Synthesis and characterization of a novel biodegradable polylactide.

A novel one-pot chemical crosslinking methodology was developed for polylactide. This involves transesterification and nucleophilic acylation reactions. Three-arm and four-arm star-shaped poly(DL-Lactide) (PLA) oligomers were successfully synthesized using glycerol and pentaerythritol initiator with...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cheong, Qi Li.
Other Authors: Loo Sun Sun Leslie
Format: Final Year Project (FYP)
Language:English
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/16604