The field of stimuli-responsive, or smart polymers, has commanded significant interest over
the past decade. However, most examples of stimuli-responsive polymers have relied on …

Porosity can be viewed as a profound concept that helps us to understand nature and create
advanced structures. There are some interesting examples in nature, such as hollow …

Polymers”, indicating that branching is of similar importance in the world of synthetic
macromolecules as it is in nature. The significance of branched macromolecules has …

A living radical polymerization (LRP) is a free radical polymerization that aims at displaying
living character,(ie, does not terminate or transfer and is able to continue polymerization …

Relying solely on mild UV irradiation of thiocarbonylthio compounds in the presence of vinyl
monomers, a new avenue to well-defined ultra-high-molecular-weight (UHMW) polymers …

Hyperbranched polymers (HBPs), as a subclass of dendrimers, have attracted the interest of
polymer technologists and scientists around the world. These structures have special …

Virtually every branch of science, technology, and art uses a plethora of polymeric materials.
These include not only “pure” linear, branched, or cross-linked (gels, rubbers, etc.) polymers …

Recent developments in the synthesis of functional polymers with controlled architecture
and site-specific functionality via applying controlled radical polymerization (CRP) …

Among the living radical polymerization techniques, reversible addition–fragmentation chain
transfer (RAFT) and macromolecular design via the interchange of xanthates (MADIX) …

Hyperbranched polymers (HBPs) have found use in a wide range of applications, such as
optical, electronic and magnetic materials, coatings, additives, supramolecular chemistry …