Vitrimers: Current research trends and their emerging applications
The development of recyclable plastics is a key research focus in today's world due to their
environmental issues, and non-renewability concerns. Recently, vitrimeric materials have …
environmental issues, and non-renewability concerns. Recently, vitrimeric materials have …
On the welding of vitrimers: Chemistry, mechanics and applications
Linear chains in thermoplastics make them relatively weak in performance but inherently
weldable and recyclable. By contrast, thermosets with permanently crosslinked networks …
weldable and recyclable. By contrast, thermosets with permanently crosslinked networks …
Polymerizations with elemental sulfur: from petroleum refining to polymeric materials
The production of elemental sulfur from petroleum refining has created a technological
opportunity to increase the valorization of elemental sulfur by the synthesis of high …
opportunity to increase the valorization of elemental sulfur by the synthesis of high …
Polymers with dynamic bonds: adaptive functional materials for a sustainable future
Polymeric materials play critical role in many current technologies. Among them, adaptive
polymeric materials with dynamic (reversible) bonds exhibit unique properties and provide …
polymeric materials with dynamic (reversible) bonds exhibit unique properties and provide …
On the Mechanism of the Inverse Vulcanization of Elemental Sulfur: Structural Characterization of Poly(sulfur-random-(1,3-diisopropenylbenzene))
Organosulfur polymers, such as those derived from elemental sulfur, are an important new
class of macromolecules that have recently emerged via the inverse vulcanization process …
class of macromolecules that have recently emerged via the inverse vulcanization process …
Mechanochemical synthesis of inverse vulcanized polymers
Inverse vulcanization, a sustainable platform, can transform sulfur, an industrial by-product,
into polymers with broad promising applications such as heavy metal capture …
into polymers with broad promising applications such as heavy metal capture …
Biosourced acetal and Diels–Alder adduct concurrent polyurethane covalent adaptable network
Conventional polyurethane (PU) thermosets are built by nonrenewable petrifaction
resources and are burdensome to be recycled, reprocessed, and reshaped in virtue of their …
resources and are burdensome to be recycled, reprocessed, and reshaped in virtue of their …
Stretchable and durable inverse vulcanized polymers with chemical and thermal recycling
Inverse vulcanized polymer materials have received considerable attention as a way to use
sulfur, an industrial byproduct, as a starting material for synthesis. The resulting high-sulfur …
sulfur, an industrial byproduct, as a starting material for synthesis. The resulting high-sulfur …
Bio-based reprocessable and degradable epoxy resins via inverse vulcanization
Y Jin, C Hu, Z Wang, Z Xia, R Li, S Shi… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Designing sustainable epoxy resins with intrinsic recyclability and degradability has become
vital in polymer science. Here, we report sulfur chain-modified epoxy networks (S x E y U z) …
vital in polymer science. Here, we report sulfur chain-modified epoxy networks (S x E y U z) …
A fast autonomous healing magnetic elastomer for instantly recoverable, modularly programmable, and thermorecyclable soft robots
Intrinsically self‐healing stretchable polymers have been intensively explored for soft robotic
applications due to their mechanical compliance and damage resilience. However, their …
applications due to their mechanical compliance and damage resilience. However, their …