Valentina Montagna, Junko Takahashi, Meng-Yu Tsai, Takayuki Ota, Nicolas Zivic, Seigou Kawaguchi, Takashi Kato, Masaru Tanaka, Haritz Sardon, Kazuki Fukushima
Polymers that are biocompatible and degradable are desired for tissue engineering approaches in the treatment of vascular diseases, especially for those involving small-diameter blood vessels. Herein, we report the compatibility of a newly developed glycerol-based aliphatic polycarbonate possessing simple methoxy side groups, named poly(5-methoxy-1,3-dioxan-2-one) (PMDO), with blood cells and plasma proteins as well as its susceptibility to hydrolysis. As a consequence of the organocatalytic ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of a methoxy-functionalized cyclic carbonate derived from glycerol, PMDO with a sufficiently high molecular weight ( M n 14 kg/mol) and a narrow distribution ( D̵ M 1...
January 5, 2021: ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering