A cleavable network based on crosslinked star polymers containing acid-labile diacetal crosslinks: Synthesis, characterization and hydrolysis
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2008ISSN
1022-1352Source
Macromolecular Chemistry and PhysicsVolume
209Issue
10Pages
1021-1028Google Scholar check
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A hydrolyzable model network comprising interconnected star polymers was prepared by the sequential group transfer polymerization of methyl methacrylate and the acid-labile diacetalbased dimethacrylate crosslinker bis[(2-methacryloyloxy)ethoxymethyl] ether. In contrast to other polymer networks previously synthesized by our group, all the branching points of this polymer network were found to hydrolyze under mildly acidic conditions, giving a linear copolymer with the theoretically expected molecular weight and composition. The ease of hydrolysis of this polymer network renders it a good candidate for use in the biomedical field. The characterization of the synthesized network, its linear and star polymer precursors and the hydrolysis products of the network and its precursors, by a variety of techniques, established the successful synthesis and hydrolysis of this well-defined polymer nanostructure.
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