Polycarbonate containing compounds and methods related thereto
AssigneeVanderbilt University
InventorsEva M. Harth, David M. Stevens
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are crosslinked polycarbonates, composition thereof and methods thereof. The cross-linked polycarbonates can be prepared from allyl or epoxy polycarbonates. Described herein is the formation of functionalized poly(carbonate) particles with an established intermolecular cross-linking process. Six types of ‘nanosponges’ were prepared with the differentiation in crosslinking density and crosslinking chemistry. The intermolecular chain cross-linking process was investigated via the epoxide amine reaction and the thiol-ene click reaction.
Claims18
A method of crosslinking polycarbonates comprising
- (a) providing a first allyl functionalized polycarbonate and a second allyl functionalized polycarbonate wherein the allyl functionalizations are present as groups pendent from the polycarbonate backbone;
- and
- (b) crosslinking the first allyl functionalized polycarbonate and the second allyl functionalized polycarbonate via a crosslinker having at least two thiol moieties,
- thereby forming a particle.
A compound comprising residues having the structure:
- wherein n is 1 to 1000.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.