Poly(alkylene phosphates):  From Synthetic Models of Biomacromolecules and Biomembranes toward Polymer−Inorganic Hybrids (Mimicking Biomineralization)

Syntheses of poly(alkylene phosphates), with repeating units having two or three methylene groups and phosphoryl groups and mimicking backbones of biomacromolecules, are reviewed. Two major methods elaborated in this laboratory, namely, ring-opening polymerization and transesterification, are descri...

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Published in:Biomacromolecules 2005-03, Vol.6 (2), p.547-551
Main Authors: Penczek, Stanislaw, Pretula, Julia, Kaluzynski, Krzysztof
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Biopolymers - chemistry
Calcification, Physiologic
Calcium Carbonate
Cell Membrane - chemistry
Exact sciences and technology
Inorganic and organomineral polymers
Molecular Mimicry
Phosphates
Physicochemistry of polymers
Polymers - chemical synthesis
Preparation
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Summary:Syntheses of poly(alkylene phosphates), with repeating units having two or three methylene groups and phosphoryl groups and mimicking backbones of biomacromolecules, are reviewed. Two major methods elaborated in this laboratory, namely, ring-opening polymerization and transesterification, are described. The resulting polymers were used as carriers of cations (Ca2+ and Mg2+) in membrane processes and in controlling the crystallization of CaCO3, in a process related to biomineralization.
ISSN:1525-7797
1526-4602
DOI:10.1021/bm049437f