Showing papers in "Progress in Polymer Science in 2021"

TL;DR: A comprehensive review on the design and synthesis of P-containing flame retardants and their impact on the material properties of epoxy (EP) thermosets is presented in this paper.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide an in-depth study on the oxygen/water vapor barrier of representative biodegradable polymers in mainstream research with an emphasis on theoretical models and experimental modifications to improve their barrier properties.

TL;DR: Anion exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs) have attracted great interest as a low-cost fuel cell technology for clean energy conversion and utilization for the future.

TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors systematically summarized and discussed several types of wet adhesives starting with the most extensively investigated catechol-based wet adhesive, followed by a focus on non-catecholbased wet adhesive that adhere though hydrogen bonding, electrostatic interactions, dynamic covalent bonding, topological entanglement, and dry polymer crosslinking, as well as mimicking adhesion in organisms.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide a comprehensive and critical summary that highlights the recent advances in BBPs in terms of their controlled syntheses, self-assembly, properties, and applications.

TL;DR: A review on the recent advances in the field of bio-based polyesters is presented in this paper, where the authors present the common challenges faced by bio-polyester elastomers and the prospects for future development.

TL;DR: A review of the current state of understanding of polyamide thin films, and, in particular, fully and semi-aromatic "winner" chemistries used for membrane separation, based on recent advances in the nanoscale characterization and theoretical investigations of their formation, chemistry, structure, morphology and barrier characteristics down to the molecular scale is presented in this article.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide a comprehensive summary of the work relating specifically to polyurethane materials, which constitute one of the most promising classes of polymers to be used in self-healing applications.

TL;DR: Cage-like organosiloxanes have proven to be ideal 3D building blocks for constructing unique classes of covalently-linked hybrid porous polymers with tunable structures and multifunctional properties for numerous applications.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors summarize the advances of synthesis and design on conjugated microporous polymers, computer simulations on CMPs, and the applications of CMP-based materials in the clean energy technologies including hydrogen evolution and storage, the adsorption and conversion of carbon dioxide, rechargeable batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells, and photovoltaic cells.

TL;DR: A comprehensive and critical assessment of the green and sustainable nature of the state-of-the art of lignin-derived polymers (polyurethane, polyester, epoxy, phenolic resin, and others) utilizing actual biomass in the synthetic protocol is presented in this article.

TL;DR: This review has highlighted the evolution, unique types, and properties of various CDPs, which are core aspects that differ from previously published reviews, and the synergistic effect of cyclodextrin and cross-linking monomers, as well as their use as drug carriers over the past decade have been emphasized.

TL;DR: Polyolefin thermoplastic elastomers (P-TPEs) are a particular class of polyolefins: they can be easily molded and extruded like thermoplastics, featuring at the same time elastic properties.

TL;DR: Nanocellulose is at the cutting edge of current research owing to its highly useful features, such as abundance and renewability of its source, biocompatibility, nanoscale dimension, high specific surface area, and tunable surface chemistry as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this paper, the effects of the intrinsic chemistry and extrinsic environment of the liquid-to-liquid interfacial polymerization (LL-IP) process are discussed and the existing challenges to be addressed are identified and the future research directions are discussed accordingly.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors summarized the recent advances in the fabrication of state-of-the-art polymeric membranes including integrally skinned asymmetric membranes, thin film composite membranes and nanocomposite membranes.

TL;DR: A broad overview of FFF processing of semicrystalline polymers can be found in this paper, where the impact of processing conditions and feedstock modifications, such as the incorporation of fillers or the formation of blends, on crystallinity as well as the microstructure of printed parts, the impact on the micro-structure on the mechanical performance, and general part quality.

TL;DR: A review of protein-based inks can be found in this article, where the authors introduce photo-crosslinking mechanisms and rheological principles that underpins a variety of 3D printing techniques.

TL;DR: A comprehensive review of the known cases of fractionated crystallization is provided in this paper, where the changes upon decreasing microdomain sizes from a dominant single heterogeneous nucleation, through fractionation, to surface or homogeneous nucleations are critically reviewed.

TL;DR: An overview of the various challenges of using PGA and the scope of emerging research is presented, including applications in wound healing, as well as the tissue-specific regeneration of bone, cartilage, intervertebral discs, corneas, kidneys, and neurons.

TL;DR: In 2010, it was discovered that gelation was concurrent with fibril formation upon heating, whereby the MC polymer chains self-assemble into fibrils with a remarkably consistent mean diameter, largely independent of polymer concentration, molecular weight, and temperature of gelation.

TL;DR: The advances that have been made in PADS for the treatment of bacterial infections in the past five years are reviewed, highlighting the design principles and targeting capability in an attempt to provide new insights for further researches.

TL;DR: A comprehensive review of the conventional methods used for manufacturing polymer nanofibers, the properties and behavior of polymer and nanofiber composites, and the diverse applications of polymeric fiber systems can be found in this article.

TL;DR: The use of 2D sheets as fillers provides a means of precisely positioning nanomaterials into/onto polymer matrices/substrates with precise structural control at an atomic level, a precise control of the surface/interface layer and the distances in between the nanoinclusions, all of which are not feasible with traditional polymer nanocomposite materials.

TL;DR: A comprehensive literature review of recent studies of benzoxazine resins used to create more environmentally-friendly flame retardants is presented in this paper, which presents a comprehensive discussion of recent advances concerning the design of structure, the preparation, and properties of the benzoxazines adopted for flame retardation.

TL;DR: A comprehensive overview of the state of the art of batteries in which the active material is a redox polymer can be found in this paper, where a succinct overview of recent developments of redox polymers is given, summarizing the historic trends and developments.

TL;DR: This review systematically summarizes the recent developments in the construction and biological application of hierarchical polymer brushes, highlighting the rational design of numerous platforms to address various aspects of complex biological scenarios.

TL;DR: In this article, a review article summarizes the experimental and theoretical findings for linear polymers under uniaxially extensional flow, and discusses remaining problems in particular for the concept of friction.

TL;DR: In this paper, the structure, preparation, and properties of collagen blends with most common natural polymers, e.g., chitosan, elastin, keratin, silk fibroin, and hyaluronic acid have been discussed and examples of new materials based on such blends have been presented.