Polymer networks remain an essential class of soft materials. Despite their use in everyday
materials, connecting the molecular structure of the network to its macroscopic properties …

The concept of click chemistry has revolutionized chemical sciences. For polymer science,
these high-efficiency coupling reactions are of great importance because they enable …

Ring polymers have fascinated theorists, simulators, and experimentalists as they are the
simplest polymer without ends, giving rise to important topology related properties. We …

The synthesis of well-defined cyclic polymers is crucial to exploring applications spanning
engineering, energy, and biomedicine. These materials lack chain-ends and are therefore …

Topology control of polymers is critical for determining their physical properties and potential
applications; in particular, topologies that incorporate numerous hydrogen bonding (H …

The synthesis of polyglycidol (or polyglycerol) using tris-(pentafluorophenyl) borane [B (C 6
F 5) 3] as a catalyst produces a branched structure with a cyclic core by a mechanism of …

Future electronics will play a more critical role in people's lives, as reflected in the realization
of advanced human–machine interfaces, disease detection, medical treatment, and health …

In this paper, we describe the synthesis of cyclic vinyl polymers by ring-expansion radical
polymerization using a cyclic RAFT agent, which is prepared by bimolecular ring-closing …

Chemical recycling of polymers to monomers presents a promising solution to the escalating
crisis associated with plastic waste. Despite considerable progress made in this field, the …

We report the synthesis of a macrocyclic poly (ethylene oxide)(PEO) connected by one [Ru
(bpy) 3] 2+ unit (where bpy= 2, 2′-bipyridine), a photoactive metal complex that provides …