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In order to become useful dmg delivery devices, biodegradable polymers must be formable into desired shapes of appropriate size, have adequate dimensional stability and appropriate strength-loss characteristics, be completely biodegradable, and be sterilizahle (70). The polymers most often studied for biodegradable dmg delivery applications are carboxylic acid derivatives such as polyamides poly(a-hydroxy acids) such as poly(lactic acid) [26100-51-6] and poly(glycolic acid) [26124-68-5], cross-linked polyesters poly(orthoesters) poly anhydrides and poly(alkyl 2-cyanoacrylates). The relative stabiUty of hydrolytically labile linkages ia these polymers (70) is as follows ... 

FIGURE 5.4 Chemical structures of photo- and electroluminescent polymers employed for polarized LEDs poly(2-methoxy-5-(2 -ethyl-hexyloxy)-p-phenylene vinylene) (MEH-PPV) poly[2,5-dioctyloxy-l, 4-diethynyl-phenylene-a/t-2,5,-bis(2 -ethylhexyloxy)-l,4-phenylene] (EHO-OPPE) poly(p-phenylene), PPP poly(3-(4-octylphenyl)-2,2 -bithiophene), PTOPT poly(p-phenylene vinylene), PPV poly(3-alkylthio-phene vinylene), P3AT Acetoxy-PPY PPV-polyester, poly(9,9-dialkyl fluorene), PF. 

They are fabricated from a variety of inorganic, organic, and naturally occurring materials and generally contain pores that are greater than 50—100 A in diameter. Materials such as nonwoven fibers (e.g. nylon, cotton, polyesters, glass), polymer films (e.g. polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), poly(tetrafluo-roethylene) (PTFE), poly (vinyl chloride) (PVC)), and naturally occurring substances (e.g. rubber, asbestos, wood) have been used for microporous separators in batteries that operate at ambient and low temperatures (<100 °C). The microporous polyolefins (PP, PE, or laminates of PP and PE) are widely used in lithium based nonaqueous batteries (section 6.1), and filled polyethylene separators in lead-acid batteries (section 7.3), respectively. 

This field has been well reviewed by B. J. Tighe.(82) The polymers, for the most part, are polyesters. Poly(glycolic acid) (83) is widely used in sutures under the trade name of DEXON. Poly(lactic acid) is also used.(84) A copolymer of 92/8 mole percent poly(glycolic acid)/poly(lactic acid) (85,86) is another alternative. 

Chemical Industries are represented by BASF SE, Showa Denko, WACKER and DOW Chemicals, who are best qualified to present challenges and requirements of biodegradable polymers on an industrial scale. Information on mineral oil-based polyesters, poly(vinylalcohol), poly(butylenesuccinate), and new developments in the field of poly(urethanes) from renewable sources can be found within this volume. 

Crystalline polymers exhibit the following basic properties They are opaque as long as the size of the crystallites or spherulites, respectively, lies above the wavelength of light. Their solubility is restricted to few organic solvents at elevated temperature. The following crystalline polymers have attained technical importance as thermoplastic materials polyethylene, polypropylene, aliphatic polyamides, aliphatic/aromatic polyamides, aliphatic/aromatic polyesters, poly-oxymethylene, polytetrafluoroethylene, poly(phenylene sulfide), poly(arylene ether ketone)s. 

Biodegradable polymers, both synthetic and natural, have gained more attention as carriers because of their biocompatibility and biodegradability and therewith the low impact on the environment. Examples of biodegradable polymers are synthetic polymers, such as polyesters, poly(orfho-esters), polyanhydrides and polyphosphazenes, and natural polymers, like polysaccharides such as chitosan, hyaluronic acid and alginates. 

Although rigid-rod poly(p-phenyleneterephthalamide) analogues having alkyl side chains did not contain cyclic polymers, the polycondensation of silylated m-phenylenediamine and aliphatic dicarboxyhc acid chloride afforded cyclic polyamides predominantly (Scheme 49) [187]. Furthermore, cyclic polymers were also produced in polycondensations for polyesters, poly(ether ketone)s, polyimides, and polyurethanes [183]. These examples are the products in polycondensation of AB monomers or in A2 + B2 polycondensations, but cyclization of oligomer and polymer was also confirmed in polycondensation of AB2 monomers [ 188-195] and in A2 + B3 [ 196-202] and A2 + B4 polycondensations [203-206], which afford hyperbranched polymers. 

Massa, Voit, and coworkers1231 conducted a survey of the phase behavior of blends of these polyester hyperbranched polymers with linear polymers. Blend miscibility of a hydroxyl terminated polyester was comparable to that of poly(vinylphenol) indicating strong H-bonding interactions, whereas miscibility of an acetoxy terminated analog decreased relative to the hydroxy derivative. 

Because of the high functionality of glycerol it is not surprising that a significant amount of research has focused on new polymeric materials that incorporate glycerol (Fig. 8.4). This includes polyesters, poly ethers, and polycarbonates (Ray and Grinstaff, 2003 Fu et al., 2003). In addition to the linear and network polymers, dendritic or hyperbranched structures have been investigated extensively (Malmstrom et al., 1995 Hawker et al., 1997 Jayaraman and Frechet, 1998 Bosnian et al., 1999 Sunder et al., 1999, 2000 ... 

It is well known from diffusion theory that different types of polymers have different diffusion behaviours. For example, the polyester type polymers like poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), poly(ethylene naphthalate) (PEN) and polycarbonate (PC) as well as rigid poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC), which have a high glass transition temperature, are low diffusive polymers. The migration of potential contaminants in these polymers will result in low migration values. In contrast, polyolefins like high density polyethylene (HDPE), polypropylene (PP) or low density polyethylene (LDPE), which... 

MAJOR POLYMER APPLICATIONS PP, PE, PVC, PS, polyester, poly(lactic acid), phenoxy, melamine... 

Poly(trimetliylene terephtlialate) (PTT) is a newly commercialized aromatic polyester. Altliough available in commercial quantities only as recently as 1998 [1], it was one of the tliree high-melting-point aromatic polyesters first synthesized by Whinfield and Dickson [2] nearly 60 years ago. Two of these polyesters, poly(etliylene terephthalate) (PET) and poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT), have become well-established high-volume polymers. PTT has remained an obscure polymer until recent times because one of its monomers, 1,3-propanediol (PDO), was not readily available. PDO was sold as a small-volume fine chemical at more than 10/lb., and was therefore not suitable as a raw material for commercial polymers. 

Another approach to extend the action of proteins is to develop biodegradable polymeric microspheres. Owing to their excellent biocompatibility, the biodegradable polyesters, poly (lactic acid) (PEA) and poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PEG A), are the most frequently used biomaterials to achieve sustained action [204, 205]. Polymeric microspheres are commonly prepared by the solvent extraction/evapora-tion methods [206]. In brief, protein in a solid or liquid form is mixed with a polymer (dissolved in an organic solvent, e.g., dichloromethane) to prepare a solid-... 

Aliphatic polyesters Poly(L-lactic acid), poly(glycolic acid), PLGA co-pol3Tners Polyfglycolic acid), polyflactic acid), and their co-polymers are the most widely used synthetic degradable polymers in medicine. 

As crystalline materials melt, their appearance transforms from opaque to transparent because the ordered structure is lost Highly amorphous polymers, including acryhcs, polycarbonate, and polystyrene do not form crystals, so are transparent (Figure 4.6). An exception is crystalline polyester poly (ethylene terephthalate) used in fizzy drinks botdes, which is transparent because its crystals are too small to interfere with hght waves. Fillers and additives usually decrease the light transmission of a plastic by scattering incident light. 

Figure 3. Monomers and polymer structures of the unsubstituted para-linked aromatic polyesters, poly-(p-phenylene terephthalate) [poly(TA/HQ)] and poly-(p-hydroxybenzoic acid) [poly(HBA)].

Surface gratings have been generated in various azobenzene-modified polymers epoxy polymers, polyacrylates, polyesters, conjugated polymers, poly(4-phenylazophenol), and cellulose [54-56]. 

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