Macrocyclic polymers: Synthesis, purification, properties and applications

J Ochs, CA Pagnacco, F Barroso-Bujans - Progress in Polymer Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Cyclic polymers present a topology that differ significantly from their linear counterparts due
to their circular structure and therefore, the lack of chain ends. These simple characteristics …

Polyglycerols as multi-functional platforms: synthesis and biomedical applications

P Pouyan, M Cherri, R Haag - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The remarkable and unique characteristics of polyglycerols (PG) have made them an
attractive candidate for many applications in the biomedical and pharmaceutical fields. The …

Design of Topology‐Controlled Polyethers toward Robust Cooperative Hydrogen Bonding

J Kim, S Choi, J Baek, YI Park, JC Kim… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Topology control of polymers is critical for determining their physical properties and potential
applications; in particular, topologies that incorporate numerous hydrogen bonding (H …

Highly tunable metal-free ring opening polymerization of glycidol into various controlled topologies catalyzed by frustrated lewis pairs

SE Kim, YR Lee, M Kim, E Seo, HJ Paik, JC Kim… - Polymer …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Controlling the topology of a polymer is essential in determining its physical properties and
processing. Even after numerous studies, obtaining a diverse array of topologies …

Reactivity of B (C6F5) 3 towards glycidol: The formation of branched cyclic polyglycidol structures

MA Al Assiri, EG Urreizti, CA Pagnacco… - European Polymer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract B (C 6 F 5) 3 is a strong electrophilic catalyst that promote the ring-opening
polymerization of a number of epoxides via the formation of zwitterionic growing chains …

Kinetics of heterogeneous polymerization of glycidol with B (C6F5) 3 in toluene in the absence and presence of water

EG Urreizti, X Gastearena, A Lam… - Materials Today …, 2024 - Elsevier
The synthesis of polyglycidol (or polyglycerol) using tris-(pentafluorophenyl) borane [B (C 6
F 5) 3] as a catalyst produces a branched structure with a cyclic core by a mechanism of …

Dual crosslinking polymer networks: correlation between polymer topologies and self-healing efficiency

S Choi, J Kim, E Seo, H Jung, JE Jeong, YI Park… - Polymer …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The topologies of polymers can impact the performance of polymeric materials, including
their chemical and physical properties. In this work, a dynamic covalent bond of boronate …

Polyether-based waterborne synergists: effect of polymer topologies on pigment dispersion

H Kang, SE Kim, YI Park, JC Kim, JE Jeong, H Jung… - RSC …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Control of polymer topologies is essential to determine their unique physical properties and
potential applications. The polymer topologies can have a critical effect on pigment …

Quasilinear polyglycidols by triethyborane-controlled anionic polymerization of unprotected glycidol

P Alagi, Y Gnanou, X Feng - Chemical Communications, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
In this study, quasilinear polyglycidols (PG) s with ultralow degree of branching (DB) could
be synthesized through anionic polymerization of glycidol carried out in the presence of …

In Vitro Biocompatibility and Endothelial Permeability of Branched Polyglycidols Generated by Ring-Opening Polymerization of Glycidol with B(C6F5)3 under Dry …

CA Pagnacco, MH Kravicz, FS Sica… - …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Polyglycidol or polyglycerol (PG), a polyether widely used in biomedical applications, has
not been extensively studied in its branched cyclic form (bc PG), despite extensive research …