Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

All Outputs (3)

New N-acyl amino acid-functionalized biodegradable polyesters for pharmaceutical and biomedical applications (2016)
Journal Article
Taresco, V., Suksiriworapong, J., Styliari, I. D., Argent, R. H., Swainson, S. M., Booth, J., …Garnett, M. C. (in press). New N-acyl amino acid-functionalized biodegradable polyesters for pharmaceutical and biomedical applications. RSC Advances, 6(111), 109401-109405. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6RA21464A

A novel class of biodegradable polyesters has been generated by coupling poly(glycerol adipate) with N-acyl aromatic amino acids. This new set of polymers from this highly versatile polymeric platform may offer unprecedented new opportunities to prod... Read More about New N-acyl amino acid-functionalized biodegradable polyesters for pharmaceutical and biomedical applications.

Properties of acyl modified poly(glycerol-adipate) comb-like polymers and their self-assembly into nanoparticles (2016)
Journal Article
Taresco, V., Suksiriworapong, J., Creasey, R., Burley, J. C., Mantovani, G., Alexander, C., & Garnett, M. (2016). Properties of acyl modified poly(glycerol-adipate) comb-like polymers and their self-assembly into nanoparticles. Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, 54(20), 3267-3278. https://doi.org/10.1002/pola.28215

There is an increasing need to develop bio-compatible polymers with an increased range of different physicochemical properties. Poly(glycerol-adipate) (PGA) is a biocompatible, biodegradable amphiphilic polyester routinely produced from divinyl adipa... Read More about Properties of acyl modified poly(glycerol-adipate) comb-like polymers and their self-assembly into nanoparticles.

Variation in structure and properties of poly(glycerol adipate) via control of chain branching during enzymatic synthesis (2016)
Journal Article
Taresco, V., Creasey, R., Kennon, J., Mantovani, G., Alexander, C., Burley, J. C., & Garnett, M. C. (2016). Variation in structure and properties of poly(glycerol adipate) via control of chain branching during enzymatic synthesis. Polymer, 89, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2016.02.036

Poly (glycerol adipate) (PGA) can be produced from divinyl adipate and unprotected glycerol by an enzymatic route to generate a polymer with relatively low molar mass (12 kDa). PGA bears a pendant hydroxyl group which imparts a hydrophilic character... Read More about Variation in structure and properties of poly(glycerol adipate) via control of chain branching during enzymatic synthesis.