Resent progress in synthesis of polymer containing sugar moieties were reviewed in this paper. The methods of synthesizing unsaturated monomer containing sugar moiety were introduced
including chemical reaction and enzymatic catalysis.The preparation of polymers containing sugar moieties were discussed in four respects of free radical polymerization
cationic polymerization
anionic polymerization
and polymer modification.The applications of these polymers containing sugar moieties in medicine