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    Poly(diol fumarates) and poly(diol fumarate-co-succinates)
    (2020-11-17) Tatara, Alexander Mitchell; Watson, Emma; Mikos, Antonios G.; Kontoyiannis, Dimitrios P.; Rice University; Board of Regents, The University of Texas System; United States Patent and Trademark Office
    The disclosure relates to a class of diol-based, unsaturated aliphatic polyesters that biodegrade into monomers capable of mitigating infection. These poly(diol fumarates) (PDFs) and poly(diol fumarate-co-succinates) (PDFSs), can be crosslinked to form networks of scaffolds with antimicrobial degradation products. Both the diol carbon length and the degree of available double bonds are tunable, resulting in a highly controllable class of antimicrobial polymers useful for cell scaffolds and drug delivery systems and devices.