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Polyesters

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Definition: Polymers of organic acids and alcohols, with ester linkages--usually polyethylene terephthalate; can be cured into hard plastic, films or tapes, or fibers which can be woven into fabrics, meshes or velours.  D25-26 qualif   
Examples Polydioxanone; Polyethylene Terephthalates; Polyglactin 910; Polyglycolic Acid; Polyhydroxyalkanoates 		Other names Polyester
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
poly(3-hydroxypropionate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate)  0   *Polyesters. Metab Eng. 2011 Nov;13(6):777-85.
poly(2-hydroxyoctanoic acid)  0   *Polyesters. Eur J Pharm Biopharm. 2011 Nov;79(3):584-91
oligo(trimethylene carbonate)-block-poly(ethylene glycol)-block-oligo(trimethylene carbonate) diacrylate  0   *Polyesters *Polyethylene Glycols. Acta Biomater. 2011 Sep;7(9):3362-9.
polysorbitol-based osmotically active transporter polymer  0   *Polyesters Polyethyleneimine/*analogs & derivatives Drug Carriers Gene Transfer Techniques. Biomaterials. 2011 Dec;32(36):9908-24.
poly(alpha-methyl-beta-malate)  0   *Polyesters Drug Carriers. Macromol Biosci. 2011 Oct 10;11(10):1370-7.
poly(glycerol adipate-co-omega-pentadecalactone)  0   *Polyesters Drug Carriers. J Microencapsul. 2008 May;25(3):187-95.
poly(omega-pentadecalactone-co-p-dioxanone)  0   *Polyesters Drug Carriers. Biomaterials 2011 Sep;32(27):6646-54
methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(lactic acid)  0   *Polyesters *Polyethylene Glycols Drug Carriers. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2011 Aug;68(2):431-44
poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)-block-poly(ethylene glycol)-N-(N-(1,3-dicarboxypropyl)carbamoyl)lysine  0   *Dipeptides *Polyesters Drug Delivery Systems. J Med Chem 2011 Mar 10;54(5):1321-32
methoxypolyethyleneglycol-poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)  0   *Polyesters *Polyethylene Glycols Biocompatible Materials. Int Urogynecol J Pelvic Floor Dysfunct 2011 Feb;22(2):191-6
poly(3,4-dihydroxycinnamic acid)-co-poly(4-hydroxycinnamic acid)-graft-dithiothreitiol copolymer  0   *Polyesters *Sulfhydryl Compounds Drug Carriers. J Control Release 2011 Jan 20;149(2):182-9
poly(epsilon-caprolactone)-block-poly(ethyl ethylene phosphate)  0   *Polyesters Drug Carriers. Pharm Res 2010 Dec;27(12):2657-69
poly(L-lactide)-co-(1,5-dioxepan-2-one)  0   *Polyesters. J Biomed Mater Res A 2010 Aug;94(2):631-9
poly(ethylene glycol)-b-(epsilon-caprolactone)-b-poly(acrylic acid)  0   *Acrylic Resins *Polyesters Drug Carriers. J Biomed Mater Res A 2011 Feb;96(2):330-40
poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(2-methyl-2-carboxylpropylene carbonate-graft-dodecanol)  0   *Polyesters *Polyethylene Glycols Drug Carriers. Biomacromolecules 2010 Oct 11;11(10):2610-20
poly(citric acid)-block-poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(citric acid)  0   *Polyesters *Polyethylene Glycols. Nanomedicine 2010 Aug;6(4):556-62
poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(gamma-methyl-epsilon-caprolactone)  0   *Polyesters *Polyethylene Glycols. J Colloid Interface Sci 2010 Nov 1;351(1):140-50
poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate-co-3-hydroxyoctanoate)  0   *Polyesters. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 2010 Aug 23;74(8):1716-8
polycaprolactone-co-lactide  0   *Polyesters. Ann Biomed Eng 2009 Oct;37(10):2118-28
poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxy-4-methylvalerate)  0   *Polyesters. Biomacromolecules 2010 Jun 14;11(6):1615-22
poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(alpha-cholesteryl carboxylate-epsilon-caprolactone) block copolymer  0   *Polyethylene Glycols *Polyesters. Biomacromolecules 2009 Mar 9;10(3):471-8
poly(glycerol monosterate-co-epsilon-caprolactone)  0   *Polyesters. J Control Release 2010 Jun 15;144(3):280-7
poly(lactic acid-co-malic acid)  0   *Polyesters. Biomaterials 2010 May;31(13):3502-11
poly(lactic acid-co-epsilon-caprolactone)  0   *Polyesters. J Biomed Mater Res A 2010 Jun 1;93(3):984-93
poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone)-b-poly(epsilon-caprolactone)  0   *Polyesters Povidone/*analogs & derivatives. J Control Release 2010 Mar 19;142(3):438-46
omega,omega(I),omega(II)-triacrylate star-poly(caprolactone-co-lactide)  0   *Polyesters. Int J Pharm 2010 Mar 30;388(1-2):32-9
alpha, omega-diacrylate oligo(lactide)-b-poly(ethylene glycol)-b-oligo(lactide)  0   *Polyesters. Int J Pharm 2010 Mar 30;388(1-2):32-9
poly(vinyl sulfonate-co-vinyl alcohol)-graft-poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)  0   *Polyesters Polyvinyl Alcohol/*analogs & derivatives. J Control Release 2010 Jan 4;141(2):101-7
poly(lactate-co-3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate)  0   *Polyesters. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2010 Jan;85(4):949-54
poly(propylene succinate-co-caprolactone)  0   *Polyesters. J Control Release 2009 Sep 1;138(2):177-84
poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate)-co-polycaprolactone  0   *Polyesters *Polymethacrylic Acids. Biomacromolecules 2008 Dec;9(12):3370-7
poly(glycerol-dodecanoate)  0   *Polyesters. Biomaterials. 2009 Nov;30(33):6479-84
poly(epsilon-caprolactone)-pluronic-poly(epsilon-caprolactone)-dimethacrylate  0   *Polyesters Poloxalene/*analogs & derivatives. J Microencapsul. 2009 Nov;26(7):642-8
poly(glycerol-sebacate-glycolic acid)  0   *Polyesters. J Biomed Mater Res A 2010 Jan;92(1):332-9
poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(alpha-benzyl carboxylate epsilon-caprolactone)  0   *Polyesters *Polyethylene Glycols. Biomaterials 2010 Jan;31(2):345-57
poly(1,3-diamino-2-hydroxypropane-co-polyol sebacate)  0   *Nylons *Polyesters. J Biomed Mater Res A 2009 Dec 15;91(4):1077-88
polylactide-polymenthide-polylactide  0   *Polyesters. Biomacromolecules 2009 Oct 12;10(10):2904-11
polyethylene sebacate  0   *Polyesters. AAPS PharmSciTech 2009;10(3):935-42
poly(omega-pentadecalactone-co-butylene-co-succinate)  0   *Polyesters. Biomaterials. 2009 Oct;30(29):5707-19
poly(hexamethylene carbonate-co-caprolactone)diol  0   *Polyesters. J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2009 Oct;9(10):6064-71
gold-polycaprolactone-methoxy poly(ethylene glycol)  0   *Organometallic Compounds *Polyesters Gold. J Nanosci Nanotechnol. 2009 Oct;9(10):5701-8
poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-4-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate)  0   *Polyesters. J Biomed Mater Res A 2009 Sep 1;90(3):894-905
poly(lactic-co-hydroxymethyl glycolic acid)  0   *Polyesters. J Control Release 2009 Aug 19;138(1):57-63
poly(epsilon-caprolactone)-block-poly(2-(methacryloyloxy)ethyl phosphorylcholine)  0   *Polyesters Phosphorylcholine/*analogs & derivatives. Langmuir. 2009 Aug 18;25(16):9564-70
poly(hexamethylene succinate-co-hexamethylene adipate)  0   *Adipic Acids *Polyesters Succinates. J Phys Chem B. 2009 Mar 5;113(9):2695-704
poly(lactide)-b-poly(N,N-dimethylamino-2-ethyl methacrylate)  0   *Methacrylates *Polyesters. Biomacromolecules 2009 May 11;10(5):1217-23
oligo(lactic acid)-b-pluronic F127-b-oligo(lactic acid)  0   *Polyesters *Polyethylene Glycols. J Control Release 2009 Apr 2;135(1):89-95
polybutyl adipate  0   *Polyesters. Eur J Med Chem 2009 Jun;44(6):2392-9
poly(propylene succinate)  0   *Polyesters Drug Carriers. AAPS PharmSciTech 2009;10(1):138-46
methacrylic-ferulic acid copolymer  0   *Polyesters. J Agric Food Chem 2008 Nov 26;56(22):10646-50
poly(lactic acid-co-castor oil)  0   *Polyesters Castor Oil/*analogs & derivatives. Pharm Res 2009 Jan;26(1):32-9
poly(epsilon-caprolactone)-block-poly(2-aminoethyl methacrylate)  0   *Polyesters *Polymethacrylic Acids. Langmuir 2008 Dec 2;24(23):13710-6
poly(tetraethylene glycol succinate)  0   *Polyesters *Polyethylene Glycols. J Biomed Mater Res A 2009 Mar 1;88(3):769-77
poly(ethylene adipate)  0   *Polyesters. J Biomater Sci Polym Ed 2008;19(7):925-36
poly(epsilon-caprolactone)-b-poly(acrylic acid)  0   *Acrylic Resins *Polyesters. Biomacromolecules 2009 Jan 12;10(1):74-81
polylactide-epsilon-caprolactonetrimethylenecarbonate  0   *Polyesters. Surgery 2009 Feb;145(2):196-201
poly(lactic acid)-block-polyethylene glycol-folate  0   *Polyesters *Polyethylene Glycols. Small 2008 Nov;4(11):2043-50
poly(DL-lactide-co-RS-hydroxyethyl-beta-malolactonate)  0   *Polyesters. J Biomed Mater Res A 2008 Nov;87(2):459-69
poly(ethylene glycol)-poly(epsilon-caprolactone-co-glycolide)-poly(ethylene glycol)  0   *Polyesters *Polyethylene Glycols. J Biomed Mater Res A 2008 Oct;87(1):45-51
hyaluronic acid-polyethyleneglycol-polycaprolactone copolymer  0   *Polyesters Hyaluronic Acid/*analogs & derivatives. J Drug Target 2008 Jul;16(6):464-78
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