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Synthesis of biscarboxylic acid functionalised EDTA mimicking polymers and their ability to form Zr(IV) chelation mediated nanostructures

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Polym. Chem., 2020, 11,2799-2810
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00304B, Paper
Meike N. Leiske, Julia A. Walker, Aadarash Zia, Nicholas L. Fletcher, Kristofer J. Thurecht, Thomas P. Davis, Kristian Kempe
We present a new biscarboxylic acid acrylate, which is used for the synthesis of double hydrophilic EDTA-mimicking block copolymers capable of self-assembly upon zirconium complexation.
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Well-controlled polymerization of tri-vinyl dynamic covalent boroxine monomer: one dynamic covalent boroxine moiety toward a tunable penta-responsive polymer

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Polym. Chem., 2020, 11,2914-2922
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00401D, Paper
Shun-Shun Li, Xin-Hu Lv, Xiao-Li Sun, Wen-Ming Wan, Hongli Bao
Attributed to dynamic characteristics of dynamic covalent boroxine, well-controlled polymerization of tri-vinyl monomer and molecular design of penta-responsive polymer with only one functional moiety are achieved.
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A high performance phenyl-free LED photoinitiator for cationic or hybrid photopolymerization and its application in LED cationic 3D printing

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Polym. Chem., 2020, 11,2855-2863
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00142B, Paper
Liqun Tang, Jun Nie, Xiaoqun Zhu
In this work, a high performance LED photoinitiator, 1,3-bis(1-methyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)prop-2-en-1-one (BMO), without a benzene ring was synthesized through a one-step aldehyde–ketone condensation reaction.
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Mechanical activation of polymers containing two adjacent mechanophores

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Polym. Chem., 2020, 11,2864-2868
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00279H, Paper
Richard Stevenson, Min Zhang, Guillaume De Bo
Polymers containing two adjacent mechanophores cleave at the same as a single-mechanophore chains.
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Influence of surface charge on the formulation of elongated PEG-b-PDLLA nanoparticles

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Polym. Chem., 2020, 11,2775-2780
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00280A, Communication
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Roxane Ridolfo, David S. Williams, Jan C. M. van Hest
Amphiphilic PEG-PDLLA copolymers undergo assembly into polymersomes and can be transformed into tubular shapes using dialysis. By fine-tuning the shape change conditions also amine- and carboxylic acid modified polymersomes can now be effectively turned into tubes.
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Correction: A facile PEG/thiol-functionalized nanographene oxide carrier with an appropriate glutathione-responsive switch

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Polym. Chem., 2020, 11,2923-2923
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY90048F, Correction
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Bingjie Hao, Wei Li, Sen Zhang, Ying Zhu, Yongjun Li, Aishun Ding, Xiaoyu Huang
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Biosignal-responsive polymer nanorods that specifically recognize hydrogen polysulfide (H2Sn) from reactive sulfur species

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Polym. Chem., 2020, 11,2781-2785
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00360C, Communication
Xi Liu, Wei Sang, Kunbing Ouyang, Qiang Yan
We report a new block copolymer bearing p-fluoronitrobenzoate (FNB) pendants that is capable of responding to the H2Sn biosignal in an extraordinarily selective and sensitive manner.
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Incorporating trifunctional 1,6-heptadiyne moiety into polyacetylene ionomer for improving its physical and conductive properties

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Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00109K, Paper
Hongfei Li, Hengchen Zhang, Xiaojuan Liao, Ruyi Sun, Meiran Xie
A trifunctional diyne comonomer can regulate the structure and optimize the physical state of polyacetylene ionomers, which exhibit a high ionic conductivity of 2.6 × 10−5–1.0 × 10−3 S cm−1 at 30 °C.
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Aromatic thioketone-mediated radical polymerization of methacrylates and the preparation of amphiphilic quasi-block copolymers

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Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00322K, Paper
Haoyu Yu, Jianwei Shao, Dong Chen, Li Wang, Wantai Yang
TfXT exhibits strong ability to control radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate and has been used in preparing amphiphilic quasi-block copolymer.
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Amide transformation as an efficient postpolymerization modification approach for the synthesis of functional polyacetylenes

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Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00398K, Paper
Juntao Ren, Heng Liu, Xuequan Zhang, Yanming Hu, Guangyuan Zhou, Toshio Masuda
Modification of a precursor polyacetylene with various amines and alcohols through amide transformation gives access to a series of functional polymers showing nonlinear optical, luminescence, enhanced surface energy, and redox active properties.
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Alternating ring-opening copolymerization of epoxides with saturated and unsaturated cyclic anhydrides: reduced viscosity poly(propylene fumarate) oligomers for use in cDLP 3D printing

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Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00453G, Paper
Yongjun Shin, Matthew L. Becker
A ring-opening copolymerization of propylene oxide with saturated and unsaturated anhydrides using Mg(BHT)2(THF)2 catalyst followed by an isomerization yields poly(propylene fumarate) (PPF) oligomers with improved properties for 3D printing.
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Sequential and alternating RAFT single unit monomer insertion: model trimers as the guide for discrete oligomer synthesis

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Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00390E, Paper
Ruizhe Liu, Lei Zhang, Zixuan Huang, Jiangtao Xu
A complete set of model trimers and their synthetic kinetics are established to guide the synthesis of diverse sequence-defined polymers.
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Hierarchical self-assembled nanostructures of lactone-derived thiobarbiturate homopolymers for stimuli-responsive delivery applications

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Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00367K, Paper
Piyali Mandal, Diptendu Patra, Raja Shunmugam
Hierarchical self-assembled nanostructures of lactone-derived thiobarbiturate homopolymers for stimuli-responsive delivery applications are shown.
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Self-assembly of strawberry-like organic–inorganic hybrid particle clusters with directionally distributed bimetal and facile transformation of the core and corona

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Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00237B, Paper
Shuxing Mei, Mingwang Pan, Juan Wang, Xiaopeng Zhang, Shaofeng Song, Chao Li, Gang Liu
Controllable structure of organic–inorganic hybrid particle clusters were successfully fabricated by self-assembly which derived from the strong interaction between carboxyl groups of the organic particles and amino groups of the inorganic particles.
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Polymersome formation induced by encapsulation of water-insoluble molecules within ABC triblock terpolymers

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Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00426J, Paper
Rintaro Takahashi, Shotaro Miwa, Carsten Rössel, Shota Fujii, Ji Ha Lee, Felix H. Schacher, Kazuo Sakurai
We found a morphological transition from spherical micelles to polymersomes induced by encapsulation of hydrophobic guest molecules.
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A 3D printed drug delivery implant formed from a dynamic supramolecular polyurethane formulation

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Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00068J, Paper
S. Salimi, Y. Wu, M. I. Evangelista Barreiros, A. A. Natfji, S. Khaled, R. Wildman, L. R. Hart, F. Greco, E. A. Clark, C. J. Roberts, W. Hayes
Prototype drug eluting implants have been 3D printed using a supramolecular polyurethane-PEG formulation. The implants are capable of releasing a pharmaceutical active with effective drug release over a period of up to 8.5 months.
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From isoselectivity to syndioselectivity: Lewis base regulates stereochemistry in 2-vinylpyridine polymerization

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Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00320D, Paper
Yu Wang, Jiang-Bing Duan, Zhao-Xuan Liu, Tie-Qi Xu
We have developed an effective synthesis of syndiotactic poly(2-vinylpyridine) by a novel catalytic system. Switching from isoselective to syndioselective polymerization was achieved by adding Lewis base.
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Multi-photon polymerization of bio-inspired, thymol-functionalized hybrid materials with biocompatible and antimicrobial activity

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Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00281J, Communication
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Kostas Parkatzidis, Maria Chatzinikolaidou, Eleftherios Koufakis, Maria Kaliva, Maria Farsari, Maria Vamvakaki
Thymyl-methacrylate functionalized, hybrid 3D scaffolds, fabricated by multi-photon lithography, exhibit excellent biocompatibility and antimicrobial action for bone and dental tissue engineering.
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Epoxy-functional diblock copolymer spheres, worms and vesicles via polymerization-induced self-assembly in mineral oil

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Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00380H, Paper
Philip J. Docherty, Chloé Girou, Matthew J. Derry, Steven P. Armes
Epoxy-functional poly(stearyl methacrylate)-poly(glycidyl methacrylate) spheres, worms or vesicles can be prepared by RAFT dispersion polymerization of glycidyl methacrylate in mineral oil at 70 °C.
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Rapid production of block copolymer nano-objects via continuous-flow ultrafast RAFT dispersion polymerisation

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Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00276C, Paper
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Sam Parkinson, Stephen T. Knox, Richard A. Bourne, Nicholas J. Warren
Continuous-flow reactors are exploited for conducting ultrafast RAFT dispersion polymerisation for the preparation of diblock copolymer nanoparticles.
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Correction: Flow-facilitated ring opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) and post-polymerization modification reactions

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Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY90065F, Correction
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Selesha I. Subnaik, Christopher E. Hobbs
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Fluorescent chemosensors based on conjugated polymers with N-heterocyclic moieties: two decades of progress

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Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00336K, Review Article
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Taisheng Wang, Na Zhang, Wei Bai, Yinyin Bao
A brief summary of representative fluorescent chemosensors based on conjugated polymers with N-heterocyclic moieties, followed by a discussion on the limitations and challenges of current systems, as well as possible future research directions.
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Room Temperature Synthesis of Block Copolymer Nano-Objects with Different Morphologies via Ultrasound Initiated RAFT Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly (Sono-RAFT-PISA)

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Polym. Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00461H, Paper
Jing Wan, Bo Fan, Yiyi Liu, Tina Hsia, Kaiyuan Qin, Tanja Junkers, Boon M. Teo, San Thang
Polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA), which allows scalable synthesis of nano-objects, has drawn significant research attention in the past decade. However, the initiation methods in most of the current reported PISA are...
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Dibenzothiophene-S,S-Dioxide-Bispyridinium-Fluorene-Based Polyelectrolytes for Cathode Buffer Layers of Polymer Solar Cells

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Polym. Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00416B, Paper
Guiting Chen, Dan Cheng, Wenyan Zou, Ziyan Cai, Yufeng Xie, Yaqi Chen, Baitian He, Hong-Qing Hao, Wei Yang, Yong Cao
Herein, a novel electron-deficient conjugated water/alcohol-soluble polyelectrolyte (WSPE) named as PFSOPyCl-E, consisting of dibenzothiophene-S,S-dioxide, bispyridinium salts and fluorene with ethylene oxide side chains, was presented. Previously we have synthesized another...
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Optimizing the Thermoelectric Performance of Conjugated Polymer Backbones via Incorporating Tailored Platinum (II) Acetylides

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Polym. Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00464B, Paper
Chunfa Liu, Xiaojun Yin, Jianwen Liu, Chunmei Gao, Lei Wang
Efforts to improve the electrical conductivity (σ) of the organic semiconductors propose the critical challenge for high performance organic thermoelectric (TE) devices. Herein, five new conjugated polymers incorporated with different...
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Photo-induced copper mediated copolymerization of activated-ester methacrylate polymers and their use as reactive precursors to prepare multi-dentate ligands for the water transfer of inorganic nanoparticles

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Polym. Chem., 2020, 11,2969-2985
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00212G, Paper
Binh T. Mai, Markus J. Barthel, Aidin Lak, Tommaso Avellini, Ana Maria Panaite, Emille M. Rodrigues, Luca Goldoni, Teresa Pellegrino
Polymers bearing activated ester groups are synthesized using photo-ATRP and used as precursors for direct synthesis of multi-phosphonic acid functionalized ligands which are able to transfer different nanoparticles with distinct cores into water.
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Metal-free polycycloaddition of aldehyde-activated internal diynes and diazides toward post-functionalizable poly(formyl-1,2,3-triazole)s

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Polym. Chem., 2020, 11,3075-3083
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00193G, Paper
Baixue Li, Anjun Qin, Ben Zhong Tang
A metal-free polycycloaddition of aldehyde-activated internal diynes and diazides was successfully established and post-functionalizable poly(formyl-1,2,3-triazole)s were readily produced.
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Metallopolymer-block-oligosaccharide for sub-10 nm microphase separation

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Polym. Chem., 2020, 11,2995-3002
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00271B, Paper
Satoshi Katsuhara, Hiroaki Mamiya, Takuya Yamamoto, Kenji Tajima, Takuya Isono, Toshifumi Satoh
The novel high-χ BCPs comprising poly(vinyl ferrocene) and oligosaccharides formed hexagonal cylinder morphology with d values of ∼8 nm. Lamellar morphology with d values of ∼9 nm was also realized by mixing these polymers and glucose.
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Synthesis of conjugated polymers via cyclopentannulation reaction: promising materials for iodine adsorption

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Polym. Chem., 2020, 11,3066-3074
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00286K, Paper
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Noorullah Baig, Suchetha Shetty, Saleh Al-Mousawi, Bassam Alameddine
A new class of conjugated polymers is prepared by means of a versatile palladium-catalyzed cyclopentannulation reaction using a series of specially designed diethynyl aryl synthons with the commercially available 9,10-dibromoanthracene DBA monomer.
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Two-stage thiol-based click reactions for the preparation and adhesion of hydrogels

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Polym. Chem., 2020, 11,2986-2994
DOI: 10.1039/C9PY01503E, Paper
Wen Jing Yang, Wenya Xu, Xi Tao, Wen Wang, Yaqin Hu, Xue Li, En-Tang Kang, Lianhui Wang
Two-stage thiol-based click reactions have been employed as a facile strategy for hydrogel preparation and self-adhesion.
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Secondary structure drives self-assembly in weakly segregated globular protein–rod block copolymers

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Polym. Chem., 2020, 11,3032-3045
DOI: 10.1039/C9PY01680E, Paper
Helen Yao, Kai Sheng, Jialing Sun, Shupeng Yan, Yingqin Hou, Hua Lu, Bradley D. Olsen
Imparting secondary structure to the polymer block can drive self-assembly in globular protein–helix block copolymers, increasing the effective segregation strength between blocks with weak or no repulsion.
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Post-polymerization modification of polymethacrylates enabled by keto–enol tautomerization

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Polym. Chem., 2020, 11,2955-2958
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00383B, Communication
Charles P. Easterling, Guilhem Coste, Jose E. Sanchez, Gail E. Fanucci, Brent S. Sumerlin
We report a post-polymerization modification strategy to functionalize methacrylic copolymers through enol-ester transesterification.
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Gold nanoparticles standing on PEG/PAMAM/thiol-functionalized nanographene oxide as aqueous catalysts

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Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00471E, Paper
Bingjie Hao, Guolin Lu, Sen Zhang, Yongjun Li, Aishun Ding, Xiaoyu Huang
Gold nanoparticles were aptly in situ grown on PEG/PAMAM/thiol-functionalized nanographene oxide platforms for aqueous catalysis.
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Construction of polyphosphoesters with the main chain of rigid backbones and stereostructures via organocatalyzed ring-opening polymerization

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Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00262C, Paper
Yu-Jia Zheng, Guan-Wen Yang, Bo Li, Guang-Peng Wu
A highly stereoregular polyphosphoester with a rigid cyclohexylene structure in the main chain was constructed via ring-opening polymerization (ROP) in the presence of an organic catalyst system.
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Polymerization-induced self-assembly for the fabrication of polymeric nano-objects with enhanced structural stability by cross-linking

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Polym. Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00368A, Review Article
Wen-Jian Zhang, Jamshid Kadirkhanov, Chang-Hui Wang, Sheng-Gang Ding, Chun-Yan Hong, Fei Wang, Ye-Zi You
Polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) has been established as a robust strategy to synthesize block copolymer nano-objects with varying morphologies, size, and surface chemistry, which greatly enlarges the library of functional nano-objects...
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Effect of the side, ethylene glycol and hydroxyl groups on the polymerization kinetics of oligo(ethylene glycol methacrylates). An experimental and modeling investigation

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Polym. Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00498G, Paper
Mohammad Siddiqui, Dimitris Achilias, Halim Hamid Redhwi
Polymers based on methacrylates bearing short oligo(ethylene glycol) side parts constitute a modern class of stimuli-responsive, biocompatible materials exhibiting several important biological applications. A study of their polymerization kinetics considering...
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Light and Latex: Advances in the photochemistry of polymer colloids

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Polym. Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00349B, Review Article
Philip Scott, Christopher Kasprzak, Keyton Feller, Viswanath Meenakshisundaram, Christopher Williams, Timothy Long
Unparalleled temporal and spatial control of colloidal chemical processes introduces immense potential for the manufacturing, modification, and manipulation of latex particles. This review highlights major advances in photochemistry, both as...
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Organocatalyzed ring opening polymerization of regio-isomeric lactones: reactivity and thermodynamics considerations

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Polym. Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/C9PY01777A, Paper
Marie A. F. Delgove, Ola Wróblewska, Jules Stouten, Christian A. M. R. van Slagmaat, Jurrie Noordijk, Stefaan de Wildeman, Katrien V. Bernaerts
Organocatalysts are increasingly gaining attention for the ring opening polymerization (ROP) of lactones due to numerous advantages. In this work, the goal is to expand the scope of catalysts for...
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Design of new phenothiazine derivatives as visible light photoinitiators

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Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00497A, Paper
Mahmoud Rahal, Mira Abdallah, Thanh-Tuân Bui, Fabrice Goubard, Bernadette Graff, Frédéric Dumur, Joumana Toufaily, Tayssir Hamieh, Jacques Lalevée
In this article, four new phenothiazine derivatives (denoted as PT1, PT2, PT3 and PT4) are specifically in silico designed by molecular modelling for good light absorption properties @405 nm.
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Online Tracing of Molecular Weight Evolution during Radical Polymerization via high-resolution FlowNMR spectroscopy

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Polym. Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00475H, Communication
Jeroen Hendrik Vrijsen, Isabel Anna Thomlinson, Martin Levere, Catherine L Lyall, Matthew G Davidson, Ulrich Hintermair, Tanja Junkers
High-resolution FlowNMR was coupled to a continuous flow reactor to monitor polymer molecular weight evolution online by diffusion ordered NMR spectroscopy. Polymers were synthesized by reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer...
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A Copper(I)-Catalyzed Azide-Alkyne Click Chemistry Approach towards Multifunctional Two-Way Shape-Memory Actuators

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Polym. Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00217H, Paper
Zhong-Cheng Liu, Bo Zuo, Hai-Feng Lu, Meng Wang, Shuai Huang, Xu-Man Chen, Baoping Lin, Hong Yang
Nowadays, two-way shape memory polymeric materials with reversible shape-morphing capability, exhibit extraordinary application prospects in robotic, biomedical and intelligent material technologies, and have attracted extensive scientific attention. However, exploration of...
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Polymerization of epoxide monomers promoted by tBuP4 phosphazene base: A comparative study of kinetic behavior.

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Polym. Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00437E, Paper
Valentin Puchelle, Haiqin Du, Nicolas Illy, Philippe Guegan
Kinetics of the anionic ring-opening polymerizations (AROP) of epoxide monomers, 1,2-epoxybutane (BO), 1,2-epoxypropane (PO), tert-butyl glycidyl ether (tBuGE), allyl glycidyl ether (AGE), benzyl glycidyl ether (BnGE), ethoxyethyl glycidyl ether (EEGE)...
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Influence of the polymer matrix on the viscoelastic behaviour of vitrimers

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Polym. Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00114G, Paper
Yann Spiesschaert, Christian Taplan, Lucas Stricker, Marc Guerre, Johan M. Winne, Filip Du Prez
Vitrimer materials are a rapidly growing field of research, in which still many fundamental aspects of material design remain to be explored. In this study, we report a systematic study...
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Synthetic strategies for raspberry-like polymer composite particles

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Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00394H, Review Article
Hua Zou, Shuxia Zhai
The strategies used for the preparation of raspberry-like polymer composite particles are summarized comprehensively.
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Diphenyl Functional Porphyrins and Their Metal Complexes as Visible-Light Photoinitiators for Free-Radical, Cationic and Thiol-Ene Polymerizations

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Polym. Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00468E, Paper
Davy-Louis Versace, Yusuf Yagci, Agata Blacha-Grzechnik, Nicolas Bogliotti, V. Brezova, Jean-Pierre Malval, Marc Presset, Hugo Marcille
This investigation demonstrates the excellent photoinitiating properties of novel visible-light absorbing diphenylporphyrins (DPPs) for the free-radical (FRP), cationic (CP) and thiol-ene polymerizations under visible LEDs irradiation (405 and 530 nm)...
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Precise Tracking and Modulating Aggregation Structures of Conjugated Copolymers in Solutions

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Polym. Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00456A, Paper
Zi-Yuan Wang, Ze-Fan Yao, Yang Lu, Li Ding, Zi-Di Yu, Hao-Yang You, Xin-Yi Wang, Yang-Yang Zhou, Lin Zou, Jie-Yu Wang, Jian Pei
The effects of the backbone shape of the conjugated polymers on the aggregation features in solutions, and further on the morphology in solid states are rarely reported. Herein, four copolymers,...
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Alkene-Azide Chemistry: A Facile, One-Step, Solvent- and Catalyst-Free Approach for Developing New Functional Monomers and Polymers

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Polym. Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00346H, Paper
Santimukul Santra, Ren Bean, Blaze Heckert, Zachary Shaw, Vedant Jain, Lok Shrestha, Raghunath Narayanam, Quentin Austin
In this study, a one-step Hüisgen 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction, alkene-azide chemistry, was explored using a solvent and catalyst free method forming 1,2,3-triazoline ring-containing molecules. This facile method was utilized by...
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Ring-opening copolymerization of cyclic epoxide and anhydride using a five-coordinate chromium complex with a sterically demanding amino triphenolate ligand

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Polym. Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00155D, Paper
Ho Kyun Ryu, Dae Young Bae, Hyeongi Lim, Eunsung Lee, Kyung-sun Son
An alternating ring-opening copolymerization (ROCOP) of epoxides (cyclohexene oxide, limonene oxide) and anhydrides (phthalic anhydride, naphthalic anhydride and maleic anhydride) was performed using a chromium complex containing a sterically demanding...
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Highly conductive mechanically robust high Mw polyfluorene anion exchange membrane for alkaline fuel cell and water electrolysis application

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Polym. Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00334D, Paper
Shoji Miyanishi, Takeo Yamaguchi
New, high molecular weight poly-(fluorene-alt-tetrafluorophenylene) anion exchange membranes were synthesized by a Pd-catalyzed C–H activation method. The synthesized membranes exhibited high OH− conductivity over 100 mS/cm, and membrane swelling could...
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