Lactide is the lactone cyclic ester derived by multiple esterification between two (usually) or more molecules from lactic acid (2-hydroxypropionic acid)...

corn and converted to lactide, the cyclic dimer ester of lactic acid using an efficient, tin-catalyzed cyclization. The L,L-lactide enantiomer is isolated...

(hence its name). It can also be prepared by ring-opening polymerization of lactide [–C(CH 3)HC(=O)O–] 2, the cyclic dimer of the basic repeating unit. Often...

designation, and since the name "lactide" isn't applicable because then the archetypal lactide would not be a lactide, we therefore suggest the name "lactone"...

a linear, aliphatic polyester as a product. Depending on the ratio of lactide to glycolide used for the polymerization, different forms of PLGA can be...

toughness without sacrificing optical clarity, and the copolymer poly(L-lactide-co-ε-caprolactone) has shown shape memory behavior depending on the concentration...

an ester of fatty acids and glycerol Lactone, a cyclic carboxylic ester Lactide, a type of lactone ester Vitamin C (ascorbic acid), a lactone ester, an...

molecules of lactic acid can be dehydrated to the lactone lactide. In the presence of catalysts lactide polymerize to either atactic or syndiotactic polylactide...

which are manufactured by different companies. Vicryl is a copolymer of lactide (a cyclic diester of lactic acid) and glycolide (a cyclic diester of glycolic...

saturated and unsaturated. Ring-opening polymerization of lactones and lactides is also applied on the industrial scale. Numerous other reactions have...

can be dehydrated to the cyclic molecule lactide, a lactone. A variety of catalysts can polymerise lactide to either heterotactic or syndiotactic polylactide...

Meldrum's acid, or 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane-4,6-dione 3-Methylglutaconic acid Lactide This set index page lists chemical structure articles associated with the...

schemes. Methyl triflate initiates the living cationic polymerization of lactide and other lactones including β-propiolactone, ε-caprolactone and glycolide...

Polilactofate (PLF) is a copolymer of PDLL (poly(d,l-lactide)) and a phosphoester. It may have applications in pharmaceutical delivery. Li, Khan W.; Dang...

based on lactic acid, including polylactic acid (PLA) and its cyclic ester lactide, are used in the creation of biodegradable materials such as medical implants...

Mehrkhodavandi, Parisa (5 June 2020). "Indium-Catalyzed Block Copolymerization of Lactide and Methyl Methacrylate by Sequential Addition". ACS Catalysis. 10 (11):...

Glycolide and Copolymerization of Glycolide with ε-Caprolactone and L-Lactide". Macromolecules. 32 (14). ACS: 4735–4737. Bibcode:1999MaMol..32.4735D...

Evaluation of sustained release of antisense oligonucleotide from poly DL (lactide-co-glycolide) microspheres targeting fibrotic growth factors CTGF and TGF-β1...

bio-based and biodegradable properties. PLA comes from the formation of lactide produced from lactic acid due to bacterial fermentation through ring-opening...

the use of Zn(II) or Fe(III) alkoxide catalysts, which can polymerize lactide (LA) into polylactic acid (PLA). PLA is of great interest because it is...

cyclodextrins on the morphology, loading and release properties of poly (DL-lactide-co-glycolide)-microparticles containing the hypnotic agent etizolam". Journal...

organic compound. It is used as a monomer equivalent to lactic acid or lactide in the preparation of poly(lactic acid). When this monomer undergoes ring-opening...

90 PIR polyisocyanurate 91 PK polyketone 92 PLA polylactic acid or poly lactide 93 PMI polymethacrylimide 94 PMMA poly(methyl methacrylate) 95 PMMI...

poly(L-lactide-co-trimethylene carbonate), poly(glycolide-co-trimethylene carbonate) and poly(caprolactone-co-trimethylene carbonate). Poly(L-lactide-co-trimethylene...

temperatures. PEA is miscible with a number of polymers including: poly(L-lactide) (PLLA), poly(butylene adipate) (PBA), poly(ethylene oxide), tannic acid...

Coudane, J.; Engel, R.; Vert, M. (1997). "More about the polymerization of lactides in the presence of stannous octoate". Journal of Polymer Science Part A:...

acid division built a lactide factory in Thailand that became operational at the end of 2011, costing €45 million. The lactide made from lactic acid is...

Control of Group 4 Metal Ring-Opening Polymerization Activity toward l-Lactide and ε-Caprolactone". Journal of the American Chemical Society. 136 (32):...

for use in some countries around the world. These are based on poly(L-lactide) (PLLA), chosen because it is able to maintain a radially strong scaffold...

is the trade-off between biodegradability and performance. For example, lactide-based plastics are inferior packaging properties in comparison to traditional...