title: Biomaterials from sugars: ring-opening polymerization of a carbohydrate lactone.
abstract: The preparation of a novel carbohydrate lactone is reported, in excellent yield, from d-gluconolactone; ring-opening polymerization of the lactone yields a functionalized cyclic aliphatic polyester.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, London, UK SW7 2AZ.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Andrew J P
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Molly M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Stevens
authors.forename: Charlotte K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000737:chemistry*; D003500:Cyclization; D005942:Gluconates / Q000737:chemistry; D007783:Lactones / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011091:Polyesters / Q000737:chemistry*; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D002241:Carbohydrates; D005942:Gluconates; D007783:Lactones; D011091:Polyesters; C010730:beta-glucono-1,5-lactone