Alain Le Borgne

2.2k citations

29 papers · 1.9k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 16

Biomaterials top 0.5%
Process Chemistry and Technology top 0.2%
Organic Chemistry top 2%
Polymers and Plastics top 5%
Materials Chemistry

Co-authors: Nicolas Spassky Muriel Wisniewski Christian Pluta José-Ramon Sarasua Robert E. Prud’homme Daniel Taton Maurice Sépulchre Claudine Noël
Topics: Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (10 papers)biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (10 papers)Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (7 papers)
Cited by: Process Chemistry and Technology Biomaterials Organic Chemistry
Journals: Applied Physics Letters Macromolecules Polymer
Partner nations: France Canada United States

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Alain Le Borgne

29 papers receiving 1.8k citations

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Highly stereoelective polymerization of rac‐(D,L)‐lactide with a chiral schiff's base/aluminium alkoxide initiator

1996 557 citations Nicolas Spassky, Muriel Wisniewski et al. Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Influence of the nature of the ligand on the microstructure of poly d,l-lactides prepared with organoaluminum initiators 2003 ·European Polymer Journal ·Joël Belleney,Muriel Wisniewski,Alain Le Borgne	25
2	Synthesis and hydrolytic degradation of graft copolymers containing poly(lactic acid) side chains 2002 ·Polymer Degradation and Stability ·Valérie Langlois,Karine Vallée‐Rehel,(unknown),Alain Le Borgne,Michael Walls,Philippe Guérin	33
3	1999 ·Journal of Polymers and the Environment ·Karine Vallée‐Rehel,Valérie Langlois,Philippe Guérin,Alain Le Borgne	8
4	Crystallization and Melting Behavior of Polylactides 1998 ·Macromolecules ·José-Ramon Sarasua,Robert E. Prud’homme,Muriel Wisniewski,Alain Le Borgne,Nicolas Spassky	473
5	Synthesis of racemic and optically active glycidic ethers, precursors of liquid crystalline polyethers 1998 ·Chirality ·Daniel Taton,Alain Le Borgne,Jian Chen,W. SHUM	8
6	Synthesis and properties of (D)‐ and (L)‐lactide stereocopolymers using the system achiral Schiff's base/aluminium methoxide as initiator 1997 ·Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics ·Muriel Wisniewski,Alain Le Borgne,Nicolas Spassky	145
7	Carbon 13 NMR study of oligo(propylene oxide)s 1994 ·Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics ·Alain Le Borgne,M. Moreau,(unknown)	10
8	Highly reactive yttrium alkoxide as new initiator for the polymerization of β‐butyrolactone 1994 ·Macromolecular Rapid Communications ·Alain Le Borgne,Christian Pluta,Nicolas Spassky	56
9	Synthesis of chiral and racemic functional polymers from glycidol and thioglycidol 1994 ·Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics ·Daniel Taton,Alain Le Borgne,Maurice Sépulchre,Nicolas Spassky	136
10	Synthesis and thermal properties of side‐chain liquid crystalline polyethers with racemic and chiral backbone 1994 ·Polymers for Advanced Technologies ·Daniel Taton,Alain Le Borgne,Nicolas Spassky,C. Friedrich,Claudine Noël	12
11	Ring‐opening oligomerization reactions using aluminium complexes of schiff's bases as initiators 1993 ·Makromolekulare Chemie Macromolecular Symposia ·Alain Le Borgne,(unknown),(unknown),Nicolas Spassky	81
12	Determination of optical purity of substituted β-lactones 1993 ·Polymer Bulletin ·Sylvie Brochu,(unknown),Robert E. Prud’homme,Nicolas Spassky,Alain Le Borgne	3
13	Second‐order nonlinear optical properties of copolyethers containing mesogenic side chains 1992 ·Die Makromolekulare Chemie Rapid Communications ·(unknown),Claudine Noël,Alain Le Borgne,Grégory Gadret,François Kajzar	17
14	Synthesis of side‐chain liquid‐crystalline polyethers by chemical modification of polyepichlorohydrin 1992 ·Die Makromolekulare Chemie ·(unknown),(unknown),Alain Le Borgne,Nicolas Spassky,C. Friedrich,Claudine Noël	33
15	Aluminium complex of a schiffs base as new initiator for oligomerization of heterocycles 1991 ·Makromolekulare Chemie Macromolecular Symposia ·(unknown),Alain Le Borgne,Nicolas Spassky	18
16	Synthesis of functional polyesters derived from serine 1990 ·Polymer Bulletin ·(unknown),Alain Le Borgne,Nicolas Spassky	49
17	Side‐chain liquid‐crystalline polyacrylates containing heterocyclic mesogenic groups, 2. Influence of the length of the spacer group on the mesomorphous properties 1990 ·Die Makromolekulare Chemie ·(unknown),Alain Le Borgne,Claude Bunel,(unknown),P. Le Barny,Nicolas Spassky,Jean‐Pierre Vairon	4
18	Side‐chain liquid‐crystalline polyacrylates containing heterocyclic mesogenic groups, 1. Influence of the substituent and the number of phenyl groups on the mesomorphous properties 1990 ·Die Makromolekulare Chemie ·(unknown),Claude Bunel,Alain Le Borgne,(unknown),Nicolas Spassky,Jean‐Pierre Vairon	9
19	Stereoelective oligomerization of methyloxirane with a chiral aluminium complex of a Schiff's base as initiator 1989 ·Die Makromolekulare Chemie Rapid Communications ·(unknown),Alain Le Borgne,Nicolas Spassky	42
20	Value of electron diffusion constant in GaAs for high electric field 1974 ·Applied Physics Letters ·(unknown),(unknown),E. Constant,Alain Le Borgne	3

About Alain Le Borgne

Alain Le Borgne is a scholar working on Process Chemistry and Technology, Biomaterials and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, having authored 29 papers that have together received 1.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Liquid Crystal Research Advancements (10 papers), biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (10 papers) and Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization (7 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Process Chemistry and Technology (1.1k citations), Biomaterials (1.5k citations) and Organic Chemistry (990 citations). Alain Le Borgne has collaborated with scholars based in France, Canada and United States. Frequent co-authors include Nicolas Spassky, Muriel Wisniewski, Christian Pluta, José-Ramon Sarasua, Robert E. Prud’homme, Daniel Taton, Maurice Sépulchre, Claudine Noël, Valérie Langlois and C. Friedrich. Their work appears in journals such as Applied Physics Letters, Macromolecules and Polymer.

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