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Lactide is the
lactone cyclic ester derived by
multiple esterification between two (usually) or more
molecules from
lactic acid (2-hydroxypropionic acid)...
- corn and
converted to
lactide, the
cyclic dimer ester of
lactic acid
using an efficient, tin-catalyzed cyclization. The L,L-
lactide enantiomer is isolated...
- (hence its name). It can also be
prepared by ring-opening
polymerization of
lactide [–C(CH 3)HC(=O)O–] 2, the
cyclic dimer of the
basic repeating unit. Often...
- designation, and
since the name "
lactide" isn't
applicable because then the
archetypal lactide would not be a
lactide, we
therefore suggest the name "lactone"...
- ring-opening co-polymerization of two
different monomers:
glycolide and
lactide, the
cyclic dimers (1,4-dioxane-2,5-diones) of
glycolic acid and lactic...
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molecules of
lactic acid can be
dehydrated to the
lactone lactide. In the
presence of
catalysts lactide polymerize to
either atactic or
syndiotactic polylactide...
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which are
manufactured by
different companies.
Vicryl is a
copolymer of
lactide (a
bislactone of
lactic acid) and
glycolide (a
bislactone of
glycolic acid)...
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encapsulation or
sustained release. Many
nanoparticle materials, such as poly(d,l-
lactide-co-glycolide), are
biocompatible and biodegradable,
making them suitable...
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toughness without sacrificing optical clarity, and the
copolymer poly(L-
lactide-co-ε-caprolactone) has
shown shape memory behavior depending on the concentration...
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saturated and unsaturated. Ring-opening
polymerization of
lactones and
lactides is also
applied on the
industrial scale.
Numerous other reactions have...
