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Chemical Actions and Uses > Specialty Uses of Chemicals > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Polyanhydrides
Technology, Industry, and Agriculture > Manufactured Materials > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Polyanhydrides
Macromolecular Substances > Polymers > Polyanhydrides
Organic Chemicals > Anhydrides > Polyanhydrides

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Polyanhydrides  

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Scope note

  • Anhydride polymers with a repeating structure of RC(=O)OC(=O)R. They readily hydrolyze in water making them useful for DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS.

History note

  • 2005

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D049388

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