Jingbo Zhao, Wantai Yang. Development in Biodegradable Polyesters Synthesized by Chemical Methods[J]. Polymer Bulletin, 1999,12(2):11-21. DOI: 10.14028/j.cnki.1003-3726.1999.02.002.
Development in biodegradable polyesters synthesized by chemical methods was reviewed in this paper.These methods include condensation polymerization of aliphatic diacids with aliphatic glycol
ring-opening polymerization of glycolide
lactide
lactones
and substituted lactones with carboxy or amino pendant groups.