Table 1.
A summary of properties of polymers from MBL derivatives.
| Polymer | Polymerization technique | Properties | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| PMBL | Free radical, ATRP, photoATRP, coordination | Amorphous, atactic, Tg of 195°C, excellent transparency, heat, and solvent resistance (soluble only in DMF and DMSO) | Akkapeddi, 1979a; Mosnácek and Matyjaszewski, 2008; Miyake et al., 2010a; Zain et al., 2019 |
| Anionic | Isotactic, soluble in DMF, and DMSO | Akkapeddi, 1979a | |
| PMBL brushes | Surface-initiated ATRP | Stable friction coefficient, scratch resistance | Higaki et al., 2012 |
| Poly(γ-MMBL) | Radical, anionic, miniemulsion, group-transfer, coordination | Racemic—good solubility in organic solvents; Chiral—poor solubility in organic solvents; Tg of 210–220°C |
Suenaga et al., 1984; Qi et al., 2008; Hu et al., 2012 |
| Poly(β-MMBL) | Radical | Soluble in DMSO and acetonitrile | Pittman and Lee, 2003 |
| Coordination | highly isotactic polymer, insoluble in common organic solvents, Tg of 290°C | Hu et al., 2012 | |
| Triblock PMBL-b-PBA-b-PMBL or starlike PBA-b-PMBL | ATRP | Properties of thermoplastic elastomers; high temperature stability up to >300°C | Mosnáček et al., 2009; Juhari et al., 2010 |
| AM-co-SHMB and AM-co-SHMeMB networks | Free radical copolymerization of hydrolyzed MBL derivatives | Superabsorbent hydrogels, stimuli sensitive, low cytotoxicity, and low fytotoxicity | Kollár et al., 2016, 2019; Luk et al., 2017; Rychter et al., 2019 |
| Linear or starlike P(MBL-co-CL) | Ring opening polymerization | Hydrolyzable, (multi)functional—possible carriers of active compounds through thiol-ene click | Hong and Chen, 2014; Tang et al., 2016; Danko et al., 2018 |
| P(MBL-co-CL) gels | Ring opening polymerization with subsequent free radical copolymerization with methacrylates | Hydrolyzable gels, shape-memory | Zhou et al., 2010 |