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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2016
Coleen Pugh, Akron, OH (US);
Abhishek Banerjee, Akron, OH (US);
William Storms, Akron, OH (US);
Colin Wright, Kingwood, TX (US);
Coleen Pugh, Akron, OH (US);
Abhishek Banerjee, Akron, OH (US);
William Storms, Akron, OH (US);
Colin Wright, Kingwood, TX (US);
The University of Akron, Akron, unknown;
Abstract
Biodegradable polyesters are made by synthesizing copolymers derived from biodegradable hydroxyacid monomers as well as from hydroxyacid monomers containing a functional group such as an azide group, a halogen group, a thioacetate group, and the like. Preferably, the functionalized biodegradable polyester copolymers are derived from a functionalized hydroxyacid such as a homolog of lactic acid and/or glycolic acid with the copolyester thus containing functional groups on the backbone thereof. These biodegradable polyesters can be utilized wherever biodegradable polyesters are currently used, and also serve as a polymer to which various medical and drug delivery systems can be attached.