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Plant oils: The perfect renewable resource for polymer science?!

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In this paper, the authors provide an overview of the present situation with special attention to the use of olefin metathesis and thiol-ene chemistry as synthetic methods and as polymerization techniques.
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This article is published in European Polymer Journal.The article was published on 2011-05-01 and is currently open access. It has received 551 citations till now.

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Recent Advances in RO(CO)P of Bio-Based Monomers

TL;DR: The main advancement in this research field reported during the last seven years is described in this article , where the preparation of monomers from (renewable) bio-sources such as sugars, terpenes, fatty acids, and carbon dioxide with a focus on structurally novel substrates.
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Composite of AuNPs@SiO $$_{2}$$ 2 NPs@[(NIPAM)- $${\varvec{b}}$$ b -(Ala)] and its activity on leukemia cells

TL;DR: In this paper, the synthesis and characterization of thermo-sensitive block copolymer of N-isopropyl acryl amide-b-Alanine thin film and its doping with (AuNPs) were reported.
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Bio-Vitrimers for Sustainable Circular Bio-Economy

TL;DR: In this article , the authors highlight the current need for vitrimers based on bio-derived chemicals and summarize the developed bio-based vitrimer properties and their requirements for a sustainable circular bioeconomy in future prospects.
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Engineering Lipid Metabolism for Production of Oleochemicals in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

TL;DR: This project studied and developed the baker’s yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a platform for sustainable production of oleochemicals and developed an alternative fatty acid synthesis system based on the reverse β-oxidation pathway.

Mechanical Properties of Rosin-based Bio-epoxy Resin

TL;DR: In this paper, a bio-based epoxy resin was produced by combining petroleum-based resins and rosin obtained from wood resins at certain ratios, and their mechanical and thermal properties were investigated.
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Thiol–Ene Click Chemistry

TL;DR: The radical-mediated thiol-ene reaction has all the desirable features of a click reaction, being highly efficient, simple to execute with no side products and proceeding rapidly to high yield.
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Recent developments in the chemistry of halogen-free flame retardant polymers

TL;DR: An overview of recent developments of the chemistry of halogen-free flame retardant polymers is presented in this article, along with their thermal stabilities and flame-retardant properties.
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Thiol-ene “click” reactions and recent applications in polymer and materials synthesis

TL;DR: In this paper, a review highlights examples of recent applications of both the radical-mediated and base/nucleophile-initiated thiol-ene reactions in polymer and materials synthesis.
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Plant oil renewable resources as green alternatives in polymer science

TL;DR: The synthesis of monomers as well as polymers from plant fats and oils has already found some industrial application and recent developments in this field offer promising new opportunities, as is shown within this contribution.
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Click Chemistry beyond Metal-Catalyzed Cycloaddition

TL;DR: This Minireview discusses the success and applicability of new, in particular metal-free, click reactions, which expand the opportunities for synthesizing small organic compounds as well as tailor-made macromolecules and bioconjugates.
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