Enzyme-Mediated Ring-Opening Polymerization of Pentadecalactone to Obtain Biodegradable Polymer for Fabrication of Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering

Table 2

EMROP of pentadecalactone. Dependence of reaction yield and polymer intrinsic viscosity on amount of water added to the enzyme before the reaction.

Sample number	H2O, wt.%	Yield, %	[η], dL/g
5	1.5	1	—
6	2.5	—	—
7	0	88	0.28

Conditions: CALB; 75°C; [M]/[E] = 10/1 wt./wt.; [M] concentration—50  wt.%; reaction time—6 hours.