Degradable and recyclable polymers by reversible deactivation radical polymerization

MR Martinez, K Matyjaszewski - CCS Chemistry, 2022 - chinesechemsoc.org
Reversible deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) provides unprecedented control over
polymer composition, size, functionality, and topology. Various materials, such as linear …

Recyclable/degradable materials via the insertion of labile/cleavable bonds using a comonomer approach

C Lefay, Y Guillaneuf - Progress in Polymer Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Polymers have many advantages such as low weight, low cost, and, importantly, stability
under thermal, chemical, and mechanical stress. This stability, on the other hand, leads to …

Bulk depolymerization of poly (methyl methacrylate) via chain-end initiation for catalyst-free reversion to monomer

JB Young, RW Hughes, AM Tamura, LS Bailey… - Chem, 2023 - cell.com
We present the bulk depolymerization of poly (methyl methacrylate)(PMMA) at significantly
lower temperatures than previously reported methods through the incorporation of …

100th anniversary of macromolecular science viewpoint: Degradable polymers from radical ring-opening polymerization: Latest advances, new directions, and …

T Pesenti, J Nicolas - ACS Macro Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
Radical ring-opening polymerization (rROP) allows facile incorporation of labile groups (eg,
ester) into the main chain of vinyl polymers to obtain (bio) degradable materials. rROP has …

Modulating polymerization thermodynamics of thiolactones through substituent and heteroatom incorporation

KA Stellmach, MKK Paul, M Xu, YL Su, L Fu… - ACS Macro …, 2022 - ACS Publications
A central challenge in the development of next-generation sustainable materials is to design
polymers that can easily revert back to their monomeric starting material through chemical …

Recent advances in the ring-opening polymerization of sulfur-containing monomers

VB Purohit, M Pięta, J Pietrasik, CM Plummer - Polymer Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Inspired by the uniqueness of ring-opening polymerization and the ubiquity of sulfur-
containing heterocycles, much attention has been paid to the synthesis of sulfur-containing …

Degradable vinyl random copolymers via photocontrolled radical ring‐opening cascade copolymerization

W Wang, Z Zhou, D Sathe, X Tang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Degradable vinyl polymers by radical ring‐opening polymerization are promising solutions
to the challenges caused by non‐degradable vinyl plastics. However, achieving even …

One‐Step Synthesis of Degradable Vinylic Polymer‐Based Latexes via Aqueous Radical Emulsion Polymerization

P Galanopoulo, N Gil, D Gigmes… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aqueous emulsion copolymerizations of dibenzo [c, e] oxepane‐5‐thione (DOT) were
performed with n‐butyl acrylate (BA), styrene (S) and a combination of both. In all cases …

RAFT‐Mediated Emulsion Polymerization‐Induced Self‐Assembly for the Synthesis of Core‐Degradable Waterborne Particles

P Galanopoulo, N Gil, D Gigmes… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Poly (N‐acryloylmorpholine)(PNAM)‐decorated waterborne nanoparticles
comprising a core of either degradable polystyrene (PS) or poly (n‐butyl acrylate)(PBA) …

Degradable vinyl copolymer nanoparticles/latexes by aqueous nitroxide-mediated polymerization-induced self-assembly

M Lages, N Gil, P Galanopoulo, J Mougin… - …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The synthesis of degradable vinyl polymer nanoparticles/latexes in aqueous dispersed
media is receiving much attention, particularly for biomedical applications and plastic …