Synthesis and characterization of novel citric acid-based polyester elastomers
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2009
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Djordjevic, I.
Choudhury, N.R.
Dutta, N.K.
Kumar, S.
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Polymer, 2009; 50(7):1682-1691
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In this paper we report successful simple synthesis of unique elastic polyesters by carrying out catalyst-free polyesterification of multifunctional non-toxic monomers: 1,8-octanediol (OD), citric acid (CA) and sebacic acid (SA). The chemical, physical, and surface chemical properties of the resulting copolyester polyoctanediol citrate/sebacate [p(OCS)] have been investigated. This new material was characterized by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-ToF-MS), nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR), thermal analysis (TA), mechanical tests, photo-acoustic Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (PA-FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and swelling experiments. We demonstrate that the chemical structure, morphology, physical integrity and surface chemistry of the synthesized co-polymer can be controlled by simply varying the initial acid concentration (CA/SA) in the pre-polymer. This novel p(OCS) polymer exhibits versatility in mechanical properties, hydration and hydrolytic degradation as determined by the chemical structure of the polyester elastomer.
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Copyright 2009 Elsevier