Thermally stable and photoreactive polylactides by the terminal conjugation of bio-based caffeic acid.
Caffeic acid terminally conjugated with polylactide showed high thermal stability and photoreactivity, and may be useful as a functional polylactide in the environmental and medical fields.
Hang Thi
Tran
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Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamada-oka, Suita, Japan.
Matsusaki
Michiya
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Akashi
Mitsuru
M
D002109:Caffeic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D010777:Photochemistry; D011091:Polyesters / Q000737:chemistry*
D002109:Caffeic Acids; D011091:Polyesters; C033616:poly(lactide); C040048:caffeic acid