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Development And Applications Of Polyglyoxylate Self-Immolative Polymers, Bo Fan
Development And Applications Of Polyglyoxylate Self-Immolative Polymers, Bo Fan
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Self-immolative polymers (SIPs) are relatively recent class of stimuli-responsive and degradable polymers that have attracted significant attention in the past several years. SIPs consist of polymer backbones and stimuli-responsive end-caps at one or both polymer termini. Upon detection of a stimulus, the decomposition of the end-cap leads to complete end-to-end depolymerization. Polyglyoxylates were introduced as a new class of polyacetal based SIPs by our group in 2014. Compared with other SIPs, polyglyoxylates have two advantages including: 1) readily available monomers and 2) low toxic depolymerization products. These advantages may allow polyglyoxylates to be used in a wide range of applications. …