Terpolymers from lactide

A polymeric material comprising a lactide-based terpolymer formed by the ring-opening polymerization of:

• a lactide monomer;
• an epoxy-terminated monomer comprising at least bi-functionality;
• and
• a linking monomer comprising at least bi-functionality, wherein during the polymerization a first terminal functional group of the linking monomer reacts with the lactide monomer upon the ring opening of the lactide and a second terminal functional group of the linking monomer reacts with the epoxy-terminated monomer upon ring opening of the terminal epoxy group,
• wherein at least one of the epoxy-terminated monomer and the linking monomer comprise at least tri-functionality and the polymeric material is a thermoset polymeric film, a thermoset polymeric coating, a thermoset polymeric fiber, or a thermoset polymeric monofilament.

A lactide-based terpolymer formed by the ring-opening polymerization of:

• a lactide monomer;
• an epoxy-terminated monomer comprising at least bi-functionality;
• and
• a linking monomer comprising at least bi-functionality, wherein the terminal functional groups of the linking monomer are selected from the group consisting of carboxylic acid groups, thiocarboxylic acid groups, thiocarboxylic esters, carboxylic esters, alkyl esters of from one to about 12 carbon atoms, acyl halides, isocyanates, acyl azides, acetyl groups, trihaloacetyl groups, primary and secondary amines, sulfide groups, sulfonic acid groups, sulfonamide groups, ketones, aldehydes, primary and secondary amides, nitro groups, cyano groups, anhydrides, imides, cyanate groups, vinyl, allyl, acetylene groups, alkyl silanes, siloxanes, chlorosilanes, phosphines, phosphate, phosphonate, trihalomethyl groups, alkoxy groups, and combinations thereof;
• and
• wherein the polymer is a block terpolymer, the terpolymer block comprising the residue of the linking monomer between the residue of the lactide monomer and the residue of the epoxy-terminated monomer.