New functional biodegradable polymers by ring opening polymerization of purposely designed lactones

Abstract

New aliphatic (co)polyesters were prepared from the synthesis of functional lactone monomers. The monomers served to modify the known biodegradable and biocompatible poly(ε-caprolactone) and poly(L,L-lactide) helping to provide new applications in the biomedical field. The interest in the new aliphatic polyesters was driven by the need of increasing the reactivity-affinity towards inorganic-organic matrixes in the design of new porogens for low dielectric nanoporous materials.