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CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS
Volume 51, Issue 19, Pages 8258-8275Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00930c
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- DOD USU [HU0001810012]
- NIH [R01HL164650]
- BU
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Ring opening polymerization (ROP) is an efficient method for synthesizing polyamides, with advancements in polymerization techniques and monomer diversity leading to a new era in polyamide chemistry. By controlling the composition and structure, chemists can achieve desired properties and performance. Polyamides synthesized through ROP have various biomedical applications, including as biomaterials and pharmaceuticals.
Ring opening polymerization (ROP) of lactams is a highly efficient and versatile method to synthesize polyamides. Within the last ten years, significant advances in polymerization methodology and monomer diversity are ushering in a new era of polyamide chemistry. We begin with a discussion of polymerization techniques including the most widely used anionic ring opening polymerization (AROP), and less prevalent cationic ROP and enzyme-catalyzed ROP. Next, we describe new monomers being explored for ROP with increased functionality and stereochemistry. We emphasize the relationships between composition, structure, and properties, and how chemists can control composition and structure to dictate a desired property or performance. Finally, we discuss biomedical applications of the synthesized polyamides, specifically as biomaterials and pharmaceuticals, with examples to include as antimicrobial agents, cell adhesion substrates, and drug delivery scaffolds.
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