Polylactic acid (PLA) is a biodegradable and biocompatible polymer that can be applied in
the field of packaging and medicine. Its starting substrate is lactic acid and, on this account …

The incorporation of heteroatom-containing weak bonds along polymer backbones has
become a popular tool to accelerate degradation. Many methods have already been …

Norbornene derivatives (NBEs) are common monomers for living ring-opening metathesis
polymerization and yield polymers with low dispersities and diverse functionalities …

Polymers have become one of the largest and most important materials we use in daily life.
Their popularity has stemmed from their wide range of material properties combined with …

The development of degradable polymers has commanded significant attention over the
past half century. Approaches have predominantly relied on ring-opening polymerization of …

In a sustainable circular economy, polymers capable of chemical recycling to monomers are
highly desirable. We report an efficient monomer‐polymer recycling of polydithioacetal …

We report the synthesis of alternating poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) via a regioselective ring-
opening polymerization of (S)-methyl glycolide. An enantiopure aluminum salen catalyst …

A fundamental endeavour in macromolecular science is the control of molecular-level
complexity, including molecular weight distribution, end groups and architecture. Since the …

Protein-mimetic amphiphiles have significant promise as a platform to access the complex
functions of natural biological materials and incorporate the tunability and environmental …

Commercially available Vince lactam and its derivatives are copolymerized with 2, 3-
dihydrofuran (DHF) in a living fashion based on the unique reactivity of Ru Fischer carbene …