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EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL
Volume 114, Issue -, Pages 369-379Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.03.001
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O-Carboxyanhydrides; Polylactic acid; Eugenol; Antimicrobial; Copolymerization
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PLA-based materials with eugenol moieties covalently bonded to the macromolecular chains were synthesized for potential application in bioactive food packaging. The synthetic strategy relies on the exploitation of O-Carboxyanhydrides (OCAs) as versatile and easily modifiable monomers. More precisely, eugenol-bearing L-malic acid-derived OCA (L-MalOCA) was synthesized and used as monomer, in homo- and co-polymerization reactions. In the latter case, two different ratios of functionalized L-MalOCA were employed, with respect to the standard L-lactic acid-derived OCA (L-LacOCA) monomer. Homopolymer and copolymers were fully characterized and their thermal properties were investigated, highlighting the effect on the final polymer of varying the concentration of the L-MalOCA-derived monomer. A moderate antimicrobial activity was detected for the eugenol-rich L-MalOCA-derived homopolymerization product, making it promising for developments in the field of bioactive and biodegradable PLA-based materials.
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