Recent advances in radical polymerization of bio-based monomers in aqueous dispersed media

E Rigo, V Ladmiral, S Caillol… - RSC Sustainability, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
This review describes the recent research and development progress in the radical
polymerization of bio-based monomers in aqueous dispersed media. The previous review …

[HTML][HTML] Recent progress in bio-based elastomers with intrinsic self-healing mechanisms-part I: Natural rubber modifications

O Olejnik, A Masek - Journal of Saudi Chemical Society, 2023 - Elsevier
This review is focused on recent achievements in bio-based self-healable elastomeric
materials with special regard to elastomers made of natural rubber (NR) and its modified …

Vitrification: versatile method to modulate properties of Myrcene-based rubbers

F Asempour, M Marić - ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2023 - ACS Publications
We report bio-derived vitrimeric rubbers with weldability and excellent reprocessability.
Reversible-deactivation radical copolymerization of the commercially available terpene …

Sustainable utilization strategy of organic waste via fabrication of bioelastomer with antibacterial and antioxidant activities using mandarin peel extracts

KH Lee, Y Chun, JH Lee, JU Lee, T Lee, HY Yoo - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mandarin peels (MPs), a food-processing residue, have several restrictions on their disposal
and can cause serious environmental pollution. In this study, MP was used to fabricate a …

Biobased Elastomer from Renewable Biomass β-Farnesene: Synthesis, Characterization, and Properties

P Sahu, JS Oh - Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2022 - ACS Publications
With the aim of lowering the carbon footprint of rubber products and its growing
environmental concerns, the demand for the development of biobased elastomers as …

Super-efficient fire safety poly (lactide) enabled by unique radical trapping

D Xiao, S Chen, FJ Wu, ZY Xiao, ZB Wang… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Poly (lactic acid)(PLA) as a promising bio-plastic will decompose to small molecule
flammable volatiles via chain scission, which thus exhibit poor fire safety and highly restrict …

Synthesis of Renewable, Recyclable, Degradable Thermosets Endowed with Highly Branched Polymeric Structures and Reinforced with Carbon Fibers

G Choi, Y Oh, S Jeong, M Chang, H Kim - Macromolecules, 2023 - ACS Publications
This paper demonstrates the molecular design of renewable polymer thermosets that are
chemically recyclable yet degradable on demand. In this design, the thermosets comprise a …

[HTML][HTML] Light responsive self-healable carbon nanotube/polyurethane smart networks with precisely remote-controlled shape-changing properties

X Chen, Y Liu, J Li, TW Wong, T Chen, T Zhang… - Polymer Testing, 2023 - Elsevier
Smart materials can dynamically react to environmental stimuli and thus change at the micro
or macro scale. However, when exposed to harsh conditions, damage can occur to them to …

Sustainable, processable and cytocompatible bioelastomers based on polycaprolactone and biobased polyester elastomer via dynamic vulcanization

H Kang, S Wu, H Wang, Y Liang, L Li… - Polymer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Bioelastomers (bio‐thermoplastic vulcanizate, bio‐TPV) with tunable elasticity, high strength
and satisfactory cytocompatibility were fabricated via an in situ dynamic vulcanizing strategy …

A potential biobased thermoplastic elastomer based on β-myrcene via RAFT-mediated miniemulsion polymerization

U Kalita, S Samanta, B Gowd, NC Das… - Polymer Chemistry, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
In recent times, there has been an increasing focus on utilizing bioresources in polymer
synthesis owing to their numerous advantages over petroleum-based polymers. Among the …