• Title of article

    Synthesis and thermal properties of novel star-shaped poly(l-lactide)s with starburst PAMAM–OH dendrimer macroinitiator

  • Author/Authors

    Zhao، نويسنده , , You-Liang and Cai، نويسنده , , Qing and Jiang، نويسنده , , Jing and Shuai، نويسنده , , Xin-Tao and Bei، نويسنده , , Jian-Zhong and Chen، نويسنده , , Chuanfu and Xi، نويسنده , , Fu، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    دوهفته نامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2002
  • Pages
    7
  • From page
    5819
  • To page
    5825
  • Abstract
    The starburst PAMAM–OH dendrimer (generation 3) as macroinitiator for the synthesis of star-shaped polylactides in the presence of stannous octoate was investigated. Effects of molar ratios of monomer to initiator, monomer to catalyst, monomer conversion, and reaction temperature on polymerization were studied. It is found that 16–21 polylactide arms can be attached to the surface of dendrimer initiator, and the molecular weight of polylactides can be controlled by variation of molar ratios of monomer to initiator and polymerization time. Thermal analysis indicates that the star-shaped polylactides possess lower glass transition temperature, melting point, crystallinity, and maximum decomposition temperature than those of linear polylactide.
  • Keywords
    Star-shaped polylactide , ring-opening polymerization , Dendrimer initiator
  • Journal title
    Polymer
  • Serial Year
    2002
  • Journal title
    Polymer
  • Record number

    1718351