Fatty Acid Based Biodegradable Polymer

Hydrophobic Polymers from Food Waste: Resources and Synthesis

“…Moreover, the various routes to the synthesis of hydrophobic polymers are being explored and extended and several reviews have appeared that address both classes of polymer. [24][25][26][27] These ideas are not new. In 1940, Henry Ford patented a car body shell made from a soybean-based polymer supported on a tubular steel frame.…”

Biodegradable polymers from monomers based on vegetable oils

“…proteins, peptides, hormones etc.) [58,61,80,84,[86][87][88][89][90][91][104][105][106][107]. Poly(ester anhydride) based on sebacic acid and ricinoleic acid P(SA:RA) demonstrated injectable properties.…”

“…Moreover, it is observed that the incorporation of vegetable oil moieties in polymers can enhance the biodegradation and provides a better control over drug release [12,90]. A series of vegetable based polyanhydrides, polyesters and their copolymers were developed and applied as drug carrier for anticancer drugs, local anesthetics, antibiotics and large molecule biological drugs (e.g.…”

“…The following key conditions must be met if any polymeric material is designed to use for drug delivery application [90]:…”

“…The incorporation of ester bonds into polyanhydride backbones was achieved by the random reaction of a polyanhydride with the hydroxyl group of ricinoleic acid to form poly(anhydride-ester) oligomers with carboxylic acid end groups. High-molecular weight poly(anhydride-ester) was then prepared by repolymerization of these oligomers at high temperature and under reduced pressure (Scheme 20c) [90,91].…”