Author
Schmitt, E.A.; Flanagan, D.R.; Linhardt, Robert J.
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Date Issued
1994
Subject
Biology; Chemistry and chemical biology; Chemical and biological engineering; Biomedical engineering
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Full Citation
Importance of Distinct Water Environments in the Hydrolysis of Poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide), E.A. Schmitt, D.R. Flanagan, R.J. Linhardt, Macromolecules, 27, 743-748, 1994.
Abstract
A detailed examination of the role of water in the hydrolysis of poly (DL-lactide/glycolide) esters is reported. The hydrolysisrate of polyester pellets was independent of moderate changes in ionic strength, pH, and buffer concentration. Total water up take by the polymer depended on ionic strength but no tpH.The hydrolysis rates were independent of thetotalwatercontentofthepolymer.Solid-state2H-NMRqualitativelydemonstratedthepresenceoftwotypesofwater(2 20)environmentswithinthepolymer,bulkwaterwithfreerotationandboundwaterwithhinderedrotation.Differentialscanningcalorimetryalsoshowedthepresenceofnonfreezingwater,confirmingdifferentwaterenvironmentswithinthepolymers.Quantitativesolid-state2H-NMRshowedthatthepolymercontainedaconstantamountofwater(2H20)withhinderedrotation.Themolarquantityofestergroupsinthepolymeris25-foldhigherthanthemolarquantityofwaterwithhinderedrotation,suggestingthatwater’simmobilityandreactivityresultfromitsselectivehydrogenbondingtotheoxygenofestercarbonylgroups.Theincreasedhydrolysisrate,observedforpolyesterswithhigherglycolidecontent,correlateswithanobservedincreaseinbound,reactivewater.;
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Department
The Linhardt Research Labs.; The Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D. Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies (CBIS);
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The Linhardt Research Labs Online Collection; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY; https://harc.rpi.edu/;
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