Next Generation of Zinc Bisguanidine Polymerization Catalysts towards Highly Crystalline, Biodegradable Polyesters

Robust Guanidine Metal Catalysts for the Ring‐Opening Polymerization of Lactide under Industrially Relevant Conditions

(2020) Pascal M. Schäfer et al.   ChemPlusChem

New Kids in Lactide Polymerization: Highly Active and Robust Iron Guanidine Complexes as Superior Catalysts

(2019) Ruth D. Rittinghaus et al.   ChemSusChem

A circular economy approach to plastic waste

(2019) Jack Payne et al.   POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY

Towards New Robust Zn(II) Complexes for the Ring‐Opening Polymerization of Lactide Under Industrially Relevant Conditions

(2019) Pascal M. Schäfer et al.   ChemistryOpen

Life cycle assessment of recycling options for polylactic acid

(2019) Daniel Maga et al.   RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECYCLING

Block-Stereoblock Copolymers of Poly(ϵ -Caprolactone) and Poly(Lactic Acid)

(2018) Tomer Rosen et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Sustainable production of chemical intermediates for nylon manufacture: A techno-economic analysis for renewable production of caprolactone

(2018) Vaishali Thaore et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH & DESIGN

Hydrolytic Degradation and Erosion of Polyester Biomaterials

(2018) Lindsay N. Woodard et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Toward Infinitely Recyclable Plastics Derived from Renewable Cyclic Esters

(2018) Xiaoyan Tang et al.   Chem

ZnII Chlorido Complexes with Aliphatic, Chiral Bisguanidine Ligands as Catalysts in the Ring-Opening Polymerisation of rac -Lactide Using FT-IR Spectroscopy in Bulk

(2017) Angela Metz et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Iron(II) and Zinc(II) Complexes with Tetradentate Bis(pyrazolyl)methane Ligands as Catalysts for the Ring-Opening Polymerisation ofrac-Lactide

(2017) Ulrich Herber et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Chemically recyclable polymers: a circular economy approach to sustainability

(2017) Miao Hong et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Biodegradable poly(lactic acid)-based scaffolds: synthesis and biomedical applications

(2017) Mustafa Abu Ghalia et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER RESEARCH

Air-Stable Salen–Iron Complexes: Stereoselective Catalysts for Lactide and ε-Caprolactone Polymerization through in Situ Initiation

(2017) Ranlong Duan et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made

(2017) Roland Geyer et al.   Science Advances

Poly(lactic acid)—Mass production, processing, industrial applications, and end of life

(2016) E. Castro-Aguirre et al.   ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS

Physical and mechanical properties of PLA, and their functions in widespread applications — A comprehensive review

(2016) Shady Farah et al.   ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS

Poly (lactic acid)-based biomaterials for orthopaedic regenerative engineering

(2016) Ganesh Narayanan et al.   ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS

Dizinc Lactide Polymerization Catalysts: Hyperactivity by Control of Ligand Conformation and Metallic Cooperativity

(2016) Arnaud Thevenon et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Zinc Complexes of Sequential Tetradentate Monoanionic Ligands in the Isoselective Polymerization of rac -Lactide

(2016) Tomer Rosen et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Polymer Free Volume and Its Connection to the Glass Transition

(2016) Ronald P. White et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Sustainable polymers from renewable resources

(2016) Yunqing Zhu et al.   NATURE

P,O-Phosphinophenolate zinc(ii) species: synthesis, structure and use in the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of lactide, ε-caprolactone and trimethylene carbonate

(2015) Christophe Fliedel et al.   DALTON TRANSACTIONS

Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean

(2015) J. R. Jambeck et al.   SCIENCE

NBO 6.0: Natural bond orbital analysis program

(2013) Eric D. Glendening et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY

Preparation of Higher Molecular Weight Poly (L-lactic Acid) by Chain Extension

(2013) Chenguang Liu et al.   International Journal of Polymer Science

Highly active zinc alkyl cations for the controlled and immortal ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolactone

(2012) Charles Romain et al.   DALTON TRANSACTIONS

Caprolactam from Renewable Resources: Catalytic Conversion of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural into Caprolactone

(2011) Teddy Buntara et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Poly-lactic acid synthesis for application in biomedical devices — A review

(2011) Astrid J.R. Lasprilla et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Mechanism of the Living Lactide Polymerization Mediated by Robust Zinc Guanidine Complexes

(2011) Janna Börner et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) as a building block platform: Biological properties, synthesis and synthetic applications

(2011) Andreia A. Rosatella et al.   GREEN CHEMISTRY

Highly Active Magnesium Initiators for Ring-Opening Polymerization ofrac-Lactide

(2010) Liying Wang et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Cationic Organomagnesium Complexes as Highly Active Initiators for the Ring-Opening Polymerization of ε-Caprolactone

(2010) Benjamin J. Ireland et al.   ORGANOMETALLICS

Single site catalysts for stereoselective ring-opening polymerization of lactides

(2010) Pieter Jelle Dijkstra et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Synthesis of polycaprolactone: a review

(2009) Marianne Labet et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Lactide Polymerisation with Air-Stable and Highly Active Zinc Complexes with Guanidine-Pyridine Hybrid Ligands

(2009) Janna Börner et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Minimization of residual tin in the controlled Sn(II)octoate-catalyzed polymerization of ε-caprolactone

(2008) A. Stjerndahl et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS RESEARCH PART A

Gold and gold–platinum as active and selective catalyst for biomass conversion: Synthesis of γ-butyrolactone and one-pot synthesis of pyrrolidone

(2008) G BUDRONI et al.   JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS

The effect of crystalline morphology on the degradation of polycaprolactone in a solution of phosphate buffer and lipase

(2008) M. J. Jenkins et al.   POLYMERS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES