Synthesis, Microstructure and Properties of Poly(L-Lactic Acid-Co-α-Alanine) Obtained by Direct Melting Copolymerization

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A new poly(ester amide)s (PEA) derived from L-lactic acid and α-alanine have been synthesized by melting copolymerization with p-toluenesulfonic acid (TSA) with stannous chloride (SnCl2) as catalyst. The products were analyzed by NMR, FT IR techniques. The effects of the content of α-alanine (L-Ala) on the copolymers structure were studied. Being the phosphate buffered saline (pH=7.2) as the degradation solution, the degradation rate speed up with the increasing the content of the α-alanine.

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