• Macromolecular Research
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• v.11 no.5
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• pp.328-333
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• 2003

A series of polyesteramides with randomly introduced ester/amide group ratio of 50/50 were newly synthesized by reacting terephthaloyl chloride, isophthaloyl chloride and sebacoyl chloride with tyramine and tyrosine. The polymerization was carried out by interfacial polymerization in two phase solvent systems, which gave various polyesteramides with moderate molecular weights in good yields. The chemical structures of the polymers were confirmed by $^1$H NMR, IR and elemental analysis. Tyrosine based polyesteramide was degraded thermally around 29$0^{\circ}C$ to give the polyesteramide, which was obtainable from tyramine. Thermal stability and degradation behaviors were examined by differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetric analyses.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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• v.25 no.7
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• pp.1270-1280
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• 2001

In this research of biodegradable polymers, it is essential to investigate the relation between biodegradability and molecular structure such as chemical constitution, hydrophilicity, molecular weight, crystallinity, chain orientation, and so on. It is also expected that hydrophilicity of polymer can affect biodegradability because biodegradation occurs with the help of enzymes and microorganisms. This study is to investigate the effect of hydrophilicity on biodegradability of polyesters. Hydrophilicity was varied by adding 5~30 mol% of amide groups, since amide groups are hydrophilic and used for improving thermal and mechanical properties. Surface energies and nitrogen contents by ESCA were measured to determine their hydrophilicity. The biodegradation was examined in activated sludge, enzyme and natural soil by $CO_2$evolution, TOC, weight loss, and observation through microscopy. The results showed that hydrophilicity of polyesteramide films increased with the addition of amide, PBAD series of shorter methylene units showed maximum hydrophilicity at 15~20 mol% of amide contents, but PBSE exhibited maximum values at 5~15 mol% of amide contents. The biodegradability increased as the hydrophilicty on surface increased. The biodegradation rate of PBAD series was higher than that of PBSE series. Therefore, it can be concluded that the addition of appropriate contents of hydrophile enhanced the biodegradability of aliphatic polyesters as well as their physical properties. Also, the experimental results revealed the relation between hydrophilicity and biodegradability of polyesteramides.

• Proceedings of the Korean Fiber Society Conference
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.301-302
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• 2003

Recently, synthetic polymers containing units of carbohydrate derivatives with pendatnt functional groups have been much studied. The polymers should be able to be used drug carriers and scaffold for tissue engineering, because of their nontoxicity, biocompatibility, and biodegradability.$\^$1-6/ During the last three decades, various polyfunctional polymers, e.g. polyhydroxypolyamides and polyesteramides, based on carbohydrates have been reported and synthesized by condensation polymerization between sugar derivative and diamines, although it could be done via complicated reaction routes going through protecting.$\^$1-6/ (omitted)