Physical Effects of Radiation Modification of Biodegradable Xylitol-Based Materials Synthesized Using a Combination of Different Monomers

Marta Piątek-Hnat; Kuba Bomba; Janusz P. Kowalski-Stankiewicz; Jakub Pęksiński; Agnieszka Kozłowska; Jacek G. Sośnicki; Tomasz J. Idzik; Beata Schmidt; Krzysztof Kowalczyk; Marta Walo; Agnieszka Kochmańska

doi:10.3390/polym13071041

Polymers (Mar 2021)

Physical Effects of Radiation Modification of Biodegradable Xylitol-Based Materials Synthesized Using a Combination of Different Monomers

Marta Piątek-Hnat,
Kuba Bomba,
Janusz P. Kowalski-Stankiewicz,
Jakub Pęksiński,
Agnieszka Kozłowska,
Jacek G. Sośnicki,
Tomasz J. Idzik,
Beata Schmidt,
Krzysztof Kowalczyk,
Marta Walo,
Agnieszka Kochmańska

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Marta Piątek-Hnat: Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, 71-065 Szczecin, Poland
Kuba Bomba: Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, 71-065 Szczecin, Poland
Janusz P. Kowalski-Stankiewicz: Department of Computer Sciences in Medicine & Education Quality Evaluation, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 70-204 Szczecin, Poland
Jakub Pęksiński: Faculty of Electrical Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, 71-313 Szczecin, Poland
Agnieszka Kozłowska: Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, 71-065 Szczecin, Poland
Jacek G. Sośnicki: Department of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, 71-065 Szczecin, Poland
Tomasz J. Idzik: Department of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, 71-065 Szczecin, Poland
Beata Schmidt: Department of Chemical Organic Technology and Polymeric Materials, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, 71-065 Szczecin, Poland
Krzysztof Kowalczyk: Department of Chemical Organic Technology and Polymeric Materials, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, West Pomeranian University of Technology, 71-065 Szczecin, Poland
Marta Walo: Laboratory for Measurements of Technological Doses, Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology, 03-195 Warszawa, Poland
Agnieszka Kochmańska: Department of Materials Technology, West Pomeranian University of Technology, 70-310 Szczecin, Poland

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13071041
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 7
p. 1041

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There is a possibility of obtaining xylitol-based elastomers sharing common characteristics of biodegradability, thermal stability, and elastomeric behavior by using monomers with different chain-lengths. Therefore, we have synthesized eight elastomers using a combination of four different diols (ethanediol, 1.3-propanediol, 1.4-buanediol, and 1.5-pentanediol) and two different dicarboxylic acids (succinic acid and adipic acid). The obtained materials were further modified by performing e-beam treatment with a dose of 100 kGy. Materials both before and after radiation modification were tested by DSC, DMTA, TGA, tensile tests, gel fraction determination, hydrolytic and enzymatic degradation tests, 1H NMR and 13C NMR and FTIR.

Published in Polymers

ISSN: 2073-4360 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Chemistry: Organic chemistry
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/polymers/

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