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MACROMOLECULAR BIOSCIENCE
Volume 21, Issue 7, Pages -Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/mabi.202100085
Keywords
aliphatic polycarbonate; degradation; functionalized polymers; in vivo; trimethylene carbonate
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This review examines the mechanisms by which aliphatic polycarbonates (APCs) and functionalized APCs degrade in vivo, aiming to provide guidance for the continued development of these polymers as biomaterials.
Aliphatic polycarbonates (APCs) have been studied for decades but have not been as utilized as aliphatic polyesters in biomaterial applications such as drug delivery and tissue engineering. With the recognition that functionalized aliphatic polymers can be readily synthesized, increased attention is being paid to these materials. A frequently provided reason for utilizing these polymers is that they degrade to form diols and carbon dioxide. However, depending on the structure and molecular weight of the APC, degradation may not occur. In this review, the mechanisms by which APCs and functionalized APCs have been found to degrade in vivo are examined with the objective of providing guidance in the continued development of these polymers as biomaterials.
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