Showing papers in "Polymer Chemistry in 2018"

TL;DR: In this article, a comprehensive overview on the properties of electrospun nanofibers and their application as reinforcements in composites is provided, including high aspect ratio and molecular orientation, large specific surface area, small pore size, and excellent mechanical performance.

TL;DR: In this paper, an overview of the versatile polymer-based composites containing different functional organic and/or inorganic counterparts for the removal of hazardous metal ions from wastewater is presented. And the future perspectives and trends in this field are also outlined.

TL;DR: Some general principles obtained from these fundamental studies will serve as guidelines for the design of optimised NP for enhanced cellular uptake and the opportunities for polymer chemists are discussed.

TL;DR: In this paper, commercial photoinitiators and monomers/oligomers applicable for 3D printing are presented, and newly developed photo-initiator and monomer-based materials with various properties and the application in 3D bio-printing are also demonstrated.

TL;DR: The key macromolecular design principles that have been gleaned from more than a decade of structure–activity relationship (SAR) studies, as well as some key mechanistic investigations, across this multidisciplinary field are focused on.

TL;DR: The development of CD-based supramolecular hydrogels provides a new platform for the design of novel biomaterials and their applications in biomedical fields respectively are reviewed.

TL;DR: Triphenylamine-containing electrochromic materials revealing significant color changes by electrochemically induced redox reactions are attractive with great potential for low energy-consumption displays, light-adapting mirrors in vehicles, and smart window applications.

TL;DR: It is highlighted here, how tuning the polypeptide secondary structure could be a key step to modulate various properties in advanced materials (size, rigidity, self-assembly, etc.).

TL;DR: This review mainly focuses on stimuli-responsive polymers having natural amino acid units either in the main-chain or in the side-chain, their self-assembled nanostructures and hydrogel networks, and their potential for use as stimuli- responsive “smart” nanomaterials in biomedical and biotechnological applications.

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of combining various ratios of dynamic boronic ester crosslinks and static (i.e., irreversible) crosslinks in bulk polymeric materials was studied.

TL;DR: In this article, a review of recent advances in the synthesis of renewable polyols, used for polyurethane (PU) and polyisocyanurate (PIR) foams, is presented.

TL;DR: A review of industrial developments and commercial success based on reversible deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) processes can be found in this paper, where the nature of RDRP control agents is discussed and numerous industrial polymers and their applications are exemplified.

TL;DR: A comprehensive review of synthetic strategies available for the preparation of nitroxide radical polymer materials and a state-of-the-art perspective on their latest and most exciting applications can be found in this article.

TL;DR: In this article, a new kind of ultrafast near-infrared light responsive shape memory assisted self-healing polymer composite was prepared by introducing polydopamine particles (PDAPs) into polyurethane containing Diels-Alder bonds.

TL;DR: An overview of the state-of-the-art in sequence-controlled and sequence-defined oligomers and polymers can be found in this paper, where the focus is placed on reversible deactivation radical polymerization techniques.

TL;DR: By taking advantages of dynamic nature of both coordination bonds and host–guest interactions, the resultant supramolecular polymer gels displayed multiple stimuli-responsive gel–sol transitions under different stimuli, such as temperature, competitive guest molecules, halides, etc., along with the “on–off” of fluorescence.

TL;DR: In this article, a series of unsymmetrical α-diimine ligands bearing both aryl and dibenzhydryl moieties are synthesized and characterized.

TL;DR: In this article, recent advances in reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) mediated surfactant-free emulsion polymerization are described in detail and classified according to several criteria: (i) various RAFT agents, including small and macro-RAFT agents, and (ii) different types of polymerization for the preparation of organic/inorganic hybrid materials.

TL;DR: The development of multi-mechanophore polymers (MMPs) has empowered new methodologies for observing, quantifying, and exploiting mechanochemical transformations as mentioned in this paper, enabling mechanistic insights into mechanochemical reactivity.

TL;DR: The antibacterial activities of the three kinds of synthesized antibacterial agents decreased in the order: main-chain cationic polymers > side-chaincationicpolymers > small molecule cationIC compounds.

TL;DR: In this minireview, a brief summary of alkyne-based click polymerizations is given, in which the recent significant progress in the area is highlighted and introduced in detail.

TL;DR: According to the results of cytotoxicity determination and microscopy imaging of U2OS cells (human osteosarcoma, tumor cells) and MC3T3-E1 Subclone 14 cells, the DOX-loaded polymers could maintain high stability in the neutral environment while they release DOX rapidly in response to the very weakly acidic environment.

TL;DR: A tetraphenylthiophene-based covalent triazine-based framework was proposed in this article, which belongs to a nitrogen-rich conjugated microporous polymer and showed very fast responses and high sensitivity and selectivity to sensing o-nitrophenol.

TL;DR: Recently, photo-induced metal-free atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) has been studied in this article, where the proposed mechanisms for the activation and deactivation steps and potential applications have also been discussed.

TL;DR: In this paper, milk casein as a protein model was introduced into polyacrylamide (PAAm) hydrogel, which resulted in adequate adhesiveness and mechanical strength.

TL;DR: In this paper, a user's guide to dynamic thiol-thioester exchange in both small molecule and polymer settings with a wide sampling of thiols, thioesters, organic bases, and nucleophilic catalysts in various organic solvents is presented.

TL;DR: In this article, a brief overview with regard to the different preparation methods of flavor and fragrance capsules based on the type of wall material, including polymeric, inorganic and polymeric-inorganic materials, is given.

TL;DR: In this paper, a review of metal-based catalysts and/or initiators for statistical copolymers of polylactide and lactone is presented, under smooth conditions to ensure the best possible controlled polymerization process.

TL;DR: This review focuses on various applications of thioesters in polymer science, covering the synthesis and polymerisation ofThioester containing monomers, thioester generation via polymerization processes or the presence of thIOesters in chain ends, such as initiators or chain transfer agents.

TL;DR: The tunable drug release efficiency suggests the possibility of PNIPAM- and PAA-based environment responsive hydrogels being applied as drug carrier systems.