01658nas a2200217   4500008004100000022001400041245010000055210006900155260010600224300001400330490000700344520076500351653002901116653003201145653003401177653003301211100001901244700002701263700001901290856013101309       2010                        eng d  a0014-305700aSynthesis and biodegradation studies of new copolymers based on sucrose derivatives and styrene0 aSynthesis and biodegradation studies of new copolymers based on   aTHE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, ENGLANDbPERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTDcMAY  a1151-11570 v463 a<p>Novel unsaturated esters of sucrose were synthesised directly and in good yields from sucrose using a simple, mild, and selective Mitsunobu procedure. These regioisomerically pure vinyl sugars have been copolymerised with styrene by a free radical process, yielding unbranched linear polymer materials with pendant sucrose moieties. Their physical properties indicate that these polymers have potential technological relevance as amphiphilic and biodegradable materials. Biodegradation tests on the copolymer samples by a fungal (Aspergillus niger) culture method showed a fungal growth &gt;= 60%, indicating good biodegradability and that the copolymers were partiallybio-assimilated during microbial attack. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.</p>10aBiodegradable copolymers10aBiodegradation culture test10afree radical copolymerization10aVinyl sucrose ester monomers1 aBarros, Teresa1 aPetrova, Krasimira, T.1 aSingh, Raj, P.  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/synthesis-and-biodegradation-studies-new-copolymers-based-sucrose-derivatives-and-styrene-0