Dynamic covalent polymer networks: a molecular platform for designing functions beyond chemical recycling and self-healing

N Zheng, Y Xu, Q Zhao, T Xie - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Dynamic covalent polymer networks (DCPN) have historically attracted attention for their
unique roles in chemical recycling and self-healing, which are both relevant for sustainable …

The dawn of a new era: targeting the “undruggables” with antibody-based therapeutics

L Qian, X Lin, X Gao, RU Khan, JY Liao, S Du… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The high selectivity and affinity of antibodies toward their antigens have made them a highly
valuable tool in disease therapy, diagnosis, and basic research. A plethora of chemical and …

Chemically recyclable thermoplastics from reversible-deactivation polymerization of cyclic acetals

BA Abel, RL Snyder, GW Coates - Science, 2021 - science.org
Identifying plastics capable of chemical recycling to monomer (CRM) is the foremost
challenge in creating a sustainable circular plastic economy. Polyacetals are promising …

Disulfide-mediated reversible polymerization toward intrinsically dynamic smart materials

Q Zhang, DH Qu, BL Feringa… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The development of a dynamic chemistry toolbox to endow materials dynamic behavior has
been key to the rational design of future smart materials. The rise of supramolecular and …

100th Anniversary of macromolecular science viewpoint: Toward catalytic chemical recycling of waste (and future) plastics

JC Worch, AP Dove - ACS Macro Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
The current global materials economy has long been inefficient due to unproductive reuse
and recycling efforts. Within the wider materials portfolio, plastics have been revolutionary to …

Covalent adaptable liquid crystal networks enabled by reversible ring-opening cascades of cyclic disulfides

S Huang, Y Shen, HK Bisoyi, Y Tao, Z Liu… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The development of covalent adaptable liquid crystal networks (LCNs) enabled by
introducing dynamic covalent bonds has endowed liquid crystal actuators with self-healing …

Controlled-Radical Polymerization of α-Lipoic Acid: A General Route to Degradable Vinyl Copolymers

KR Albanese, PT Morris, J Read de Alaniz… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Here, we present the synthesis and characterization of statistical and block copolymers
containing α-lipoic acid (LA) using reversible addition–fragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT) …

Self-healing, reprocessable, degradable, thermadapt shape memory multifunctional polymers based on dynamic imine bonds and their application in nondestructively …

X Liu, E Zhang, J Liu, J Qin, M Wu, C Yang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Traditional epoxy thermosets have been extensively used in many fields, including the field
of carbon fiber composite materials, which is favored by a large number of researchers. But …

Closed-loop chemical recycling of cross-linked polymeric materials based on reversible amidation chemistry

B Qin, S Liu, Z Huang, L Zeng, JF Xu… - Nature Communications, 2022 - nature.com
Closed-loop chemical recycling provides a solution to the end-of-use problem of synthetic
polymers. However, it remains a major challenge to design dynamic bonds, capable of …

Acid‐catalyzed Disulfide‐mediated Reversible Polymerization for Recyclable Dynamic Covalent Materials

BS Wang, Q Zhang, ZQ Wang, CY Shi… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Poly (1, 2‐dithiolane) s are a family of intrinsically recyclable polymers due to their
dynamic covalent disulfide linkages. Despite the common use of thiolate‐initiated anionic …