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Narmon AS, van Slagmaat CAMR, De Wildeman SMA, Dusselier M. Sustainable Polythioesters via Thio(no)lactones: Monomer Synthesis, Ring-Opening Polymerization, End-of-Life Considerations, and Industrial Perspectives. CHEMSUSCHEM 2023; 16:e202202276. [PMID: 36649173 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202202276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Revised: 01/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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As the environmental effects of plastics are of ever greater concern, the industry is driven towards more sustainable polymers. Besides sustainability, our fast-developing society imposes the need for highly versatile materials. Whereas aliphatic polyesters (PEs) are widely adopted and studied as next-generation biobased and (bio)degradable materials, their sulfur-containing analogs, polythioesters (PTEs), only recently gained attention. Nevertheless, the introduction of S atoms is known to often enhance thermal, mechanical, electrochemical, and optical properties, offering prospects for broad applicability. Furthermore, thanks to their thioester-based backbone, PTEs are inherently susceptible to degradation, giving them a high sustainability potential. The key route to PTEs is through ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of thio(no)lactones. This Review critically discusses the (potential) sustainability of the most relevant state-of-the-art in every step from sulfur source to end-of-life treatment options of PTEs, obtained through ROP of thio(no)lactones. The benefits and drawbacks of PTEs versus PEs are highlighted, including their industrial perspective.
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- An Sofie Narmon
- Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems, Center for Sustainable Catalysis and Engineering (CSCE), KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
- B4Plastics BV, IQ-Parklaan 2 A, 3650, Dilsen-Stokkem, Belgium
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- Department of Microbial and Molecular Systems, Center for Sustainable Catalysis and Engineering (CSCE), KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
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Cao X, Wang H, Yang J, Wang R, Hong X, Zhang X, Xu J, Wang H. Sulfur-substitution-enhanced crystallization and crystal structure of poly(trimethylene monothiocarbonate). CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2021.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Polymer side-chain modification in methacrylate and styrene copolymers through thiol-thioester dynamic exchange. Eur Polym J 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2020.109918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Cao XH, Yang JL, Wu HL, Wang RY, Zhang XH, Xu JT. Crystallization behavior and morphology of novel aliphatic poly(monothiocarbonate)s. POLYMER 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2019.01.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Mutlu H, Ceper EB, Li X, Yang J, Dong W, Ozmen MM, Theato P. Sulfur Chemistry in Polymer and Materials Science. Macromol Rapid Commun 2018; 40:e1800650. [DOI: 10.1002/marc.201800650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2018] [Revised: 10/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Hatice Mutlu
- Institute for Biological Interfaces III; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology; Herrmann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
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- Department of Bioengineering; Yildiz Technical University; Esenler 34220 Istanbul Turkey
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- Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT); Engesser Str. 18 D-76131 Karlsruhe Germany
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- Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT); Engesser Str. 18 D-76131 Karlsruhe Germany
- Institute of Fundamental Science and Frontiers; University of Electronic Science and Technology of China; Chengdu 610054 China
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- Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT); Engesser Str. 18 D-76131 Karlsruhe Germany
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- Department of Bioengineering; Yildiz Technical University; Esenler 34220 Istanbul Turkey
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- Institute for Biological Interfaces III; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology; Herrmann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
- Institute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry; Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT); Engesser Str. 18 D-76131 Karlsruhe Germany
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Wang C, Mavila S, Worrell BT, Xi W, Goldman TM, Bowman CN. Productive Exchange of Thiols and Thioesters to Form Dynamic Polythioester-Based Polymers. ACS Macro Lett 2018; 7:1312-1316. [PMID: 35651253 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.8b00611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Polymers that possess dynamic covalent bonds activated at ambient conditions are ideal platforms for smart, responsive materials. Herein, a class of dynamic covalent polymerizations is developed based on the thiol-thioester exchange, that is, transthioesterification, reaction. Shifts in the equilibrium extent of the exchange reactions are deliberately utilized to drive the formation of oligomers and polymers. In particular, a series of AB and A2-B2 monomers, including amino acid derivatives, were polymerized rapidly by catalytic amounts of mild bases in various organic solvents under ambient conditions. Thioester backbone oligopeptides, including cysteine and glycine, were obtained with an average repeating unit of four and a PDI of 1.8. Further, structurally dynamic hydrogels were obtained by such reactions between four-armed poly(ethylene glycol)-10000 based monomers in neutral water. These hydrogels showed dynamic, frequency-dependent flow behavior between sol and gel states.
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- Chen Wang
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, UCB 596, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, UCB 596, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, UCB 596, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, UCB 596, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, UCB 596, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado, UCB 596, Boulder, Colorado 80309, United States
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Andreeßen C, Steinbüchel A. Recent developments in non-biodegradable biopolymers: Precursors, production processes, and future perspectives. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 103:143-157. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-9483-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2018] [Revised: 10/20/2018] [Accepted: 10/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Duchiron SW, Pollet E, Givry S, Avérous L. Enzymatic Synthesis of Amino Acids Endcapped Polycaprolactone: A Green Route Towards Functional Polyesters. Molecules 2018; 23:E290. [PMID: 29385763 PMCID: PMC6017777 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23020290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2017] [Revised: 01/15/2018] [Accepted: 01/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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ε-caprolactone (CL) has been enzymatically polymerized using α-amino acids based on sulfur (methionine and cysteine) as (co-)initiators and immobilized lipase B of Candida antarctica (CALB) as biocatalyst. In-depth characterizations allowed determining the corresponding involved mechanisms and the polymers thermal properties. Two synthetic strategies were tested, a first one with direct polymerization of CL with the native amino acids and a second one involving the use of an amino acid with protected functional groups. The first route showed that mainly polycaprolactone (PCL) homopolymer could be obtained and highlighted the lack of reactivity of the unmodified amino acids due to poor solubility and affinity with the lipase active site. The second strategy based on protected cysteine showed higher monomer conversion, with the amino acids acting as (co-)initiators, but their insertion along the PCL chains remained limited to chain endcapping. These results thus showed the possibility to synthesize enzymatically polycaprolactone-based chains bearing amino acids units. Such cysteine endcapped PCL materials could then find application in the biomedical field. Indeed, subsequent functionalization of these polyesters with drugs or bioactive molecules can be obtained, by derivatization of the amino acids, after removal of the protecting group.
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- Stéphane W Duchiron
- BioTeam/ICPEES-ECPM, UMR CNRS 7515, Université de Strasbourg, 25 rue Becquerel, 67087 Strasbourg CEDEX 2, France.
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- BioTeam/ICPEES-ECPM, UMR CNRS 7515, Université de Strasbourg, 25 rue Becquerel, 67087 Strasbourg CEDEX 2, France.
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- J. SOUFFLET S. A., Centre de Recherche et d'Innovation Soufflet-Division Biotechnologies, Quai du Général Sarail, 10402 Nogent sur Seine CEDEX 2, France.
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- BioTeam/ICPEES-ECPM, UMR CNRS 7515, Université de Strasbourg, 25 rue Becquerel, 67087 Strasbourg CEDEX 2, France.
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Inspired by the uniqueness and ubiquity of thioesters in nature, much attention has been paid to thioester functionalized materials, yielding applications ranging from responsive polymers to bioconjugates and (bio)degradable polymers.
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- Suzan Aksakal
- Polymer Chemistry Laboratories
- School of Engineering and Materials Science
- Queen Mary University of London
- London
- UK
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- Polymer Chemistry Laboratories
- School of Engineering and Materials Science
- Queen Mary University of London
- London
- UK
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- Polymer Chemistry Laboratories
- School of Engineering and Materials Science
- Queen Mary University of London
- London
- UK
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Faig JJ, Smith K, Moretti A, Yu W, Uhrich KE. One-Pot Polymerization Syntheses: Incorporating Bioactives into Poly(anhydride-esters). MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.201600115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Jonathan J. Faig
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Rutgers University; 610 Taylor Road Piscataway NJ 08854-8087 USA
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- Department of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering; Rutgers University; Piscataway NJ 08854 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Rutgers University; 610 Taylor Road Piscataway NJ 08854-8087 USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering; Rutgers University; 599 Taylor Road Piscataway NJ 08854-8087 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology; Rutgers University; 610 Taylor Road Piscataway NJ 08854-8087 USA
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Shoda SI, Uyama H, Kadokawa JI, Kimura S, Kobayashi S. Enzymes as Green Catalysts for Precision Macromolecular Synthesis. Chem Rev 2016; 116:2307-413. [PMID: 26791937 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.5b00472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 303] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The present article comprehensively reviews the macromolecular synthesis using enzymes as catalysts. Among the six main classes of enzymes, the three classes, oxidoreductases, transferases, and hydrolases, have been employed as catalysts for the in vitro macromolecular synthesis and modification reactions. Appropriate design of reaction including monomer and enzyme catalyst produces macromolecules with precisely controlled structure, similarly as in vivo enzymatic reactions. The reaction controls the product structure with respect to substrate selectivity, chemo-selectivity, regio-selectivity, stereoselectivity, and choro-selectivity. Oxidoreductases catalyze various oxidation polymerizations of aromatic compounds as well as vinyl polymerizations. Transferases are effective catalysts for producing polysaccharide having a variety of structure and polyesters. Hydrolases catalyzing the bond-cleaving of macromolecules in vivo, catalyze the reverse reaction for bond forming in vitro to give various polysaccharides and functionalized polyesters. The enzymatic polymerizations allowed the first in vitro synthesis of natural polysaccharides having complicated structures like cellulose, amylose, xylan, chitin, hyaluronan, and chondroitin. These polymerizations are "green" with several respects; nontoxicity of enzyme, high catalyst efficiency, selective reactions under mild conditions using green solvents and renewable starting materials, and producing minimal byproducts. Thus, the enzymatic polymerization is desirable for the environment and contributes to "green polymer chemistry" for maintaining sustainable society.
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- Shin-ichiro Shoda
- Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University , Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8579, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University , Yamadaoka, Suita 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology, and Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima University , Korimoto, Kagoshima 890-0065, Japan
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- Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University , Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Center for Fiber & Textile Science, Kyoto Institute of Technology , Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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Wübbeler JH, Steinbüchel A. New pathways for bacterial polythioesters. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2014; 29:85-92. [DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2014.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2013] [Revised: 02/24/2014] [Accepted: 02/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Tanaka A, Kohri M, Takiguchi T, Kato M, Matsumura S. Enzymatic synthesis of reversibly crosslinkable polyesters with pendant mercapto groups. Polym Degrad Stab 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2012.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Shimokawa K, Kato M, Matsumura S. Enzymatic Synthesis and Chemical Recycling of Polythiocaprolactone. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2010. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.201000488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Hydrolases Part I: Enzyme Mechanism, Selectivity and Control in the Synthesis of Well-Defined Polymers. ADVANCES IN POLYMER SCIENCE 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/12_2010_86] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/27/2023]
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Kobayashi S, Makino A. Enzymatic polymer synthesis: an opportunity for green polymer chemistry. Chem Rev 2010; 109:5288-353. [PMID: 19824647 DOI: 10.1021/cr900165z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 409] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Shiro Kobayashi
- R & D Center for Bio-based Materials, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan.
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Kato M, Toshima K, Matsumura S. Direct Enzymatic Synthesis of a Polyester with Free Pendant Mercapto Groups. Biomacromolecules 2008; 10:366-73. [DOI: 10.1021/bm801132d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Makoto Kato
- Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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Fehling E, Klein E, Vosmann K, Bergander K, Weber N. Linear copolymeric poly(thia-alkanedioates) by lipase-catalyzed esterification and transesterification of 3,3′-thiodipropionic acid and its dimethyl ester with α,ω-alkanediols. Biotechnol Bioeng 2008; 99:1074-84. [DOI: 10.1002/bit.21704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Kato M, Toshima K, Matsumura S. Enzymatic Synthesis of Polythioester by the Ring-Opening Polymerization of Cyclic Thioester. Biomacromolecules 2007; 8:3590-6. [DOI: 10.1021/bm700623s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Makoto Kato
- Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiyoshi, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama 223-8522, Japan
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Kricheldorf HR, Schwarz G. Poly(thioester)s. JOURNAL OF MACROMOLECULAR SCIENCE PART A-PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY 2007. [DOI: 10.1080/10601320701285094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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