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. 2009 Aug 26;10(9):3722–3742. doi: 10.3390/ijms10093722

Table 1.

Chemical structures of aliphatic polyester, polycarbonate, polyurethanes and polyamides with their (Tm)s.

Name Chemical Structure Tm (°C)
Polyester -O-(CH2)6-O-CO-(CH2)4-CO- 60
Polycarbonate -O-(CH2)4-O-CO-O-(CH2)4-O-CO- 65
Polyurethane -NH-(CH2)6-NH-CO-O-(CH2)4-O-CO- 180
Polyamide -NH-(CH2)6-NH-CO-(CH2)6-CO- 240
Polyamide -NH-(CH2)6-NH-CO-(CH2)4-CO- 265