Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS)‐hybrid polymers have been successfully
employed as functional inorganic–organic hybrid materials for various applications due to …

The continuous demand for novel hybrid materials in specific technological applications
inspires people to develop new synthetic strategies in a modular and efficient way. In the …

In this study a new type of bifunctional phenolic compound based on a double-decker
silsesquioxane (DDSQ-BP) was synthesized from phenyltrimethylsilane and then reacted …

Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS) has been considered as one of the most
promising nanofillers in academic and industrial research due to its unique multifunctional …

As size-amplified analogues of canonical macromolecules, polymeric chains built up by
“giant” monomers represent an experimental realization of the “beads-on-a-string” model at …

Although known for more than 40 years in the polymer chemistry field, the photochemical
radical thiol–ene addition (PRTEA) has been recently recognized as a chemical reaction …

Synthesis of hybrid hetero-arms star polymer with precisely defined arms distribution in three
dimensional (3D) space is still a challenge. Herein, we have employed cubic polyhedral …

Polymeric chains made of “giant” monomers at a larger length scale provide intriguing
insights into the fundamental principles of polymer science. In this study, we modularly …

The vastly expanding chemical and architectural parameter space of multiblock copolymers
brings both opportunities and challenges for tailoring the structure and properties of a …

This feature article focuses on the recent development of giant molecules, which has
emerged at the interface among chemistry, physics, and bio-science. Their molecular …