Reversed controlled polymerization (RCP): depolymerization from well-defined polymers to monomers

GR Jones, HS Wang, K Parkatzidis… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Controlled polymerization methods are well-established synthetic protocols for the design
and preparation of polymeric materials with a high degree of precision over molar mass and …

Designing high χ copolymer materials for nanotechnology applications: A systematic bulk vs. thin films approach

PP Angelopoulou, I Moutsios, GM Manesi… - Progress in Polymer …, 2022 - Elsevier
This review article discusses the origins of self-assembly behavior of linear and non-linear
block co-and terpolymers and their application towards the fabrication of high-resolution …

Advances on controlled chain walking and suppression of chain transfer in catalytic olefin polymerization

Y Zhang, Y Zhang, X Hu, C Wang, Z Jian - ACS Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
Precise synthesis of the complex polymer structure has been long-sought. In the late
transition-metal catalyzed olefin polymerization, chain walking and chain transfer are two …

Solvent‐Free Chemical Recycling of Polymethacrylates made by ATRP and RAFT polymerization: High‐Yielding Depolymerization at Low Temperatures

R Whitfield, GR Jones, NP Truong… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Although controlled radical polymerization is an excellent tool to make precision polymeric
materials, reversal of the process to retrieve the starting monomer is far less explored …

Circular olefin copolymers made de novo from ethylene and α-olefins

XW Han, X Zhang, Y Zhou, A Maimaitiming… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Ethylene/α-olefin copolymers are produced in huge scale and widely used, but their after-
use disposal has caused plastic pollution problems. Their chemical inertness made …

Polymer Multi‐Block and Multi‐Block+ Strategies for the Upcycling of Mixed Polyolefins and Other Plastics

G Si, C Li, M Chen, C Chen - … Chemie International Edition, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Due to a continued rise in the production and use of plastic products, their end‐of‐life
pollution has become a pressing global issue. One of the biggest challenges in plastics …

Alternating styrene–propylene and styrene–ethylene copolymers prepared by photocatalytic decarboxylation

E Schué, DRL Rickertsen, AB Korpusik, A Adili… - Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Synthesis of olefin–styrene copolymers with defined architecture is challenging due to the
limitations associated with the inherent reactivity ratios for these monomers in radical or …

Broad-Spectrum Clearance of Lipopolysaccharides from Blood Based on a Hemocompatible Dihistidine Polymer

J Chen, Z Shi, X Yang, X Zhang, D Wang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Blood infection can release toxic bacterial lipopolysaccharides (LPSs) into bloodstream,
trigger a series of inflammatory reactions, and eventually lead to multiple organ dysfunction …

Recent Advances in Sequence‐Controlled Ring‐Opening Copolymerizations of Monomer Mixtures

X Wang, Z Huo, X Xie, N Shanaiah… - Chemistry–An Asian …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Transforming renewable resources into functional and degradable polymers is driven by the
ever‐increasing demand to replace unsustainable polyolefins. However, the utility of many …

Construction of layer-blocked covalent organic framework heterogenous films via surface-initiated polycondensations with strongly enhanced photocatalytic properties

Y Zhao, S Li, G Fu, H Yang, S Li, D Wu… - ACS Central …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Imine-linked covalent organic frameworks (COFs) usually show high crystallinity and
porosity, while vinyl-linked COFs have excellent semiconducting properties and stability …