title: Branched polyesters: Preparative strategies and applications.
abstract: In the last 20years, the availability of precision chemical tools (e.g. controlled/living polymerizations, 'click' reactions) has determined a step change in the complexity of both the macromolecular architecture and the chemical functionality of biodegradable polyesters. A major part in this evolution has been played by the possibilities that controlled macromolecular branching offers in terms of tailored physical/biological performance. This review paper aims to provide an updated overview of preparative techniques that derive hyperbranched, dendritic, comb, grafted polyesters through polycondensation or ring-opening polymerization mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: NorthWest Centre of Advanced Drug Delivery (NoWCADD), Manchester Pharmacy School, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PT, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: d'Arcy
authors.affiliation: Centre for Tissue Injury and Repair, Institute of Inflammation and Repair, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PT, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.affiliation: NorthWest Centre of Advanced Drug Delivery (NoWCADD), Manchester Pharmacy School, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PT, United Kingdom; Centre for Tissue Injury and Repair, Institute of Inflammation and Repair, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PT, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tirelli
mesh_terms: D011091:Polyesters / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D058105:Polymerization
chemical_list: D011091:Polyesters
keywords: Dendritic polymers; Graft; Hyperbranched; Lactides; Lactones; Polycondensation; Ring-opening polymerization; Star polymers