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Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2010, 11, 1792-1807; doi:10.3390/ijms1104 1792 OPEN ACCESS International Journal of Molecular Sciences ISSN 1422-0067 /journal/ijms Article Synthesis of Hydrophilic and Amphiphilic Acryl Sucrose Monomers and Their Copolymerisation with Styrene, Methylmethacrylate and - and -Pinenes Maria Teresa Barros 1,*, Krasimira T. Petrova 1,* and Raj P. Singh 2 1 Departamento de Química,REQUIMTE, CQFB, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal 2 National Chemical Laboratory, Polymer Science Engineering Division, Pune-411008, India; E-Mail: rp.singh@ncl.res.in * Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mails: mtbarros@dq.fct.unl.pt (M.T.B.); krasimira.petrova@dq.fct.unl.pt (K.T.P.); Tel.: +351-212-948-300; Fax: +351-212-948-550. Received: 26 February 2010; in revised form: 3 April 2010 / Accepted: 12 April 2010 / Published: 16 April 2010 Abstract: Herein, we report the synthesis of monomethacryloyl sucrose esters, and their successful free radical homo- and co-polymerisation with styrene, methylmethacrylate, α- and β-pinene. The chemical, physical, structural and surface chemical properties of these polymers, containing a hydrophobic olefin backbone and hydrophilic sugar moieties as side chains, have been investigated. Biodegradation tests of the copolymer samples by a microbial fungal culture (Aspergillus niger) method showed good biodegradability. The c