Dielectric relaxation is used to verify the bidirectional growth of arms in poly (glycidyl phenyl
ether)(PGPE) synthesized by ring-opening polymerization with ethylene glycol and a …

Compared with other types of polymerization, the molecular weight and its distribution
(MWD) of equilibrium ring‐opening polymerization (EROP) are complicated and have not …

Polymer architectures are very diverse and include linear polymers, star polymers, polymer
brushes, ladder polymers, dendrimers, network polymers, and hyperbranched polymers …

Broadband dielectric spectroscopy (BDS) is a powerful technique that allows studying the
molecular dynamics of materials containing polar entities. Among a vast set of different …

This thesis takes a step towards the efficient synthesis of cyclic polymers, which have
recently gained significant attention as potent materials in biomedical applications. Using …

Poly (lactic acid)/poly (lactide)(PLA) is an aliphatic polyester that is renewable (derived from
biomass: eg, corn, sugar cane, sugar beet, etc.),(bio) degradable, bioassimilable (the …

This dissertation will focus on the use of multidimensional mass spectrometry (MS)
techniques for the characterization of complex polymeric materials and mixtures, especially …

Epoxides are three-membered heterocyclic compounds that are particularly useful as
monomeric building blocks to produce technically important polymeric materials. The highly …

The synthesis of cyclic polymers has become popularized due to improved synthetic
chemistry increasing access to architecturally well-defined polymers. Since their discovery …