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Hydrolysis and Erosion Studies of Autocatalyzed Poly(ortho esters) Containing Lactoyl−Lactyl Acid Dimers

Published inMacromolecules, vol. 32, no. 2, p. 301-307
Publication date1999-01-05
First online date1999-01-05
Abstract

Poly(ortho esters) based on 3,9-diethylidene-2,4,8,10-tetraoxaspiro[5.5]undecane, 1,10-decanediol, and 1,10-decanediol dilactate were prepared and their hydrolysis in phosphate buffer at 37 °C and pH 7.4 was determined as a function of time. Specifically, kinetics of polymer weight loss, polymer molecular weight changes, release of lactic acid and release of propionic acid were determined. A significant decrease in molecular weight occurred within about 20 days. Weight loss and evolution of hydrolysis product occurred after an induction period that decreased with increasing content of the lactoyl−lactyl segment in the polymer. After the induction period, a concomitant rate of weight loss and release of hydrolysis products was noted. The rate increased with increasing content of the lactoyl−lactide segment. After a certain time period, size-exclusion chromatography revealed the formation of a peak at an apparent molecular mass of about 550 Da. The compounds under the peak were analyzed by electrospray ionization/mass spectrometry (ESI/MS) and found to consist of a multiplicity of lower molecular weight polymer hydrolysis fragments. On the basis of expected hydrolysis products, it was possible to assign a structure to most molecular weight peaks in the ESI/MS spectrum. The data were found to be consistent with a hydrolysis that takes place predominantly in the surface layers of the solid polymer.

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SCHWACH, Khadija, HELLER, Jorge, GURNY, Robert. Hydrolysis and Erosion Studies of Autocatalyzed Poly(ortho esters) Containing Lactoyl−Lactyl Acid Dimers. In: Macromolecules, 1999, vol. 32, n° 2, p. 301–307. doi: 10.1021/ma981517m
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