Patent ID: 11958031
Assignee: BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Field: Macromolecular chemistry, polymers (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  C  D | IPC B  C  D

Claim 7:
8. The method according to claim 5, wherein the polylactide is branched, the polylactide being synthesized from a reaction mixture comprising either a multifunctional initiator selected from the group consisting of polyols, polysaccharides, poly(vinyl alcohol), mevalonolactone, glycidol, and combinations thereof or a branching agent selected from the group consisting of peroxides, trimethylolpropane tris(2-methyl-1-aziridinepropionate) (TTMAP), multifunctional acrylates, copolymers of styrene-glycidyl acrylate, and combinations thereof.