A series of salicylic acid-derived poly (anhydride-esters) were synthesized by melt polymerization methods, in which the structures of the molecule (“linker”) linking together the two salicylic acids were varied. To determine the relationship between the linker and the physical properties of the corresponding poly (anhydride-ester), several linkers were evaluated including linear aliphatic, aromatic, and aliphatic branched structures. For the ...
