Organocatalyzed ring opening polymerization using multifunctional dendritic and polysaccharide initiators offers a simple method for creating uniform biodegradable or biocompatible star polymers.
Developed by James Hedrick and co-workers in the USA and Singapore, the method can generate homo and block star polymers with a specified average molecular weight and narrow polydispersity. The team say that the method’s ability to create of uniform materials could be useful for developing designer delivery systems.
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