Paper accepted in JACS
Work from a recent collaboration with Guilhem De Hoe and Marc Hillmyer from the University of Minnesota on the synthesis,...
Work from a recent collaboration with Guilhem De Hoe and external page Marc Hillmyer from the University of Minnesota on the synthesis, properties and enzymatic hydrolyzability of polyester elastomers from lactones was accepted for publication in JACS.
Congratulations Guilhem!
We contributed to this work, which was led by the Minnesota team, by providing expertise on assessing the enzymatic hydrolyzability of the polyesters. All elastomers, irrespectively of their crosslinking density, were competely hydrolyzable by a cutinase from Fusarium solanii over an environmentally relevant temperature range. This finding supports biodegradation of these elastomers in natural systems.
De Hoe, G.X., M. T. Zumstein, B. J. Tiegs, J. P. Brutman, K. McNeill, M. Sander, G. W. Coates, and M. A. Hillmyer. Sustainable Polyester Elastomers from Lactones: Synthesis, Properties, and Enzymatic Hydrolyzability. JACS, 2018, 140, 963-973