Table 1.
Data on biodegradable polymers based on natural and synthetic origin
| Origin | Subclassification | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| Synthetic | Hydrolyzable backbones | |
| Polyesters | Poly(glycolic acid)6,50,161 Poly(lactic acid)6,50,51 Poly(caprolactone)6 Poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)6,7,50,51 Poly(butylene succinate)162 Poly(trimethylene carbonate)50 Poly(p-dioxanone)4 Poly(butylene terephthalate)6,37,163 |
|
| Poly(ester amide)s | Hybrane® S120043,79 | |
| Polyurethanes | DegraPol®45,164 | |
| Polyanhydrides | Poly[(carboxyphenoxy) propane-sebacic acid]7,51 | |
| Polyphosphoesters | Poly[bis(hydroxyethyl) terephthalate-ethyl orthophosphorylate/terephthaloyl chloride]6,7,32,51 | |
| Carbon backbones (hydrolysis cannot occur) | ||
| Poly(ortho esters) | Poly(ortho esters) I6,7 Poly(ortho esters) II6,7,48 Poly(ortho esters) III6,7 Poly(ortho esters) IV6,7 |
|
| Poly(alkyl cyanoacrylates) | Poly(butyl cyanoacrylate)6 | |
| Polyether | Poly(ethylene glycol)3,51,164 | |
| Poly(amino acids) | Tyrosine derived polycarbonate6,165 | |
| Semisynthetic | Microbial polyesters | Poly(β-hydroxyalkanoate)s6,166 Poly(hydroxybutyrate)6,166 Poly(hydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate)50,166 |
| Natural | Proteins | |
| Animal source | Collagen6,7,37 Albumin6,7,37 |
|
| Vegetable source | Gluten63 | |
| Polysaccharides | ||
| Animal source | Chitosan6,7 Hyaluronate37 |
|
| Vegetable source | Cellulose37 Alginate6,37,167 Starch6,7 |
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