TY - JOUR
T1 - Lipase-catalyzed ring-opening polymerization of lactide
AU - Matsumura, Shuichi
AU - Mabuchi, Kimihiro
AU - Toshima, Kazunobu
PY - 1997/6
Y1 - 1997/6
N2 - The six-membered lactide was polymerized using the ring-opening polymerization with lipase as a catalyst at a temperature between 80 and 130°C in bulk to yield the corresponding polylactide with weight-average molecular weights of up to 126000. The most preferable conditions with respect to the molecular weight of the polylactide are the bulk polymerization using lipase PS at a temperature of 100°C. The D,L-lactide gave higher molecular weight compared to the D,D- and L,L-lactide.
AB - The six-membered lactide was polymerized using the ring-opening polymerization with lipase as a catalyst at a temperature between 80 and 130°C in bulk to yield the corresponding polylactide with weight-average molecular weights of up to 126000. The most preferable conditions with respect to the molecular weight of the polylactide are the bulk polymerization using lipase PS at a temperature of 100°C. The D,L-lactide gave higher molecular weight compared to the D,D- and L,L-lactide.
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U2 - 10.1002/marc.1997.030180604
DO - 10.1002/marc.1997.030180604
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0031531605
SN - 1022-1336
VL - 18
SP - 477
EP - 482
JO - Macromolecular Rapid Communications
JF - Macromolecular Rapid Communications
IS - 6
ER -