Unlike their more common linear counterparts, cyclic polymers have a ring-like structure and
a lack of chain ends. Because of their topology, cyclic polymers exhibit a unique set of …

Cyclic polymers with a ring-like topology and no chain ends are a unique class of
macromolecules. In the past several decades, significant advances have been made to …

The existence of a “memory” of the previous crystalline state, which survives melting and
enhances recrystallization kinetics by a self-nucleation process, is well-known in polymer …

The role of the molecular weight in the crystallization and melt memory of poly (ε-
caprolactone)(PCL) was investigated. To this end, 10 PCL samples of synthetic and …

Since the time first synthetic macrocycles were observed as academic curiosities, great
advances have been made. Thanks to the development of controlled polymerization …

We investigate the effects of entanglement on polymer crystallization using atomistic
molecular dynamics simulations of linear and cyclic polyethylene (PE). While linear chains …

Ring polymers have fascinated theorists, simulators, and experimentalists as they are the
simplest polymer without ends, giving rise to important topology related properties. We …

Utilization of the crystallization-driven self-assembly (CDSA) approach has revolutionized
the production of precisely controlled core–shell nanoparticles. However, the current scope …

Cyclic polymers have long been reported in the literature, but their development has often
been stunted by synthetic difficulties such as the presence of linear contaminants. Research …

Although the study of melt memory has attracted much interest, the effect of polymer
chemical structure on its origin has not been fully elucidated. In this work, we study the melt …