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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Polym Mater. 2019 Aug 26;69(16):1054–1068. doi: 10.1080/00914037.2019.1655750

Scheme 1.

Scheme 1.

Synthesis of triblock copolymer poly(D,L-lactide)-poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(D,L-lactide) (PLA-PEG-PLA) via ring opening polymerization of D,L-lactide with poly(ethylene glycol) catalyzed by stannous octoate. (Inset: Reaction setup)