New control over silicone synthesis using SiH chemistry: The Piers–Rubinsztajn reaction

MA Brook - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
There is a strong imperative to synthesize polymers with highly controlled structures and
narrow property ranges. Silicone polymers do not lend themselves to this paradigm because …

Click chemistry at the microscale

T Hong, W Liu, M Li, C Chen - Analyst, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Click chemistry has attracted tremendous attention for the fabrication of novel microscale
systems based on its high reaction efficiency, satisfactory versatility and simple processing …

Precise synthesis of linear polysiloxanes end-functionalized with alkynylsilyl groups by organocatalytic ring-opening polymerization of cyclotrisiloxanes

K Fuchise, K Sato, M Igarashi - Macromolecules, 2021 - ACS Publications
The precise synthesis of linear polysiloxanes end-functionalized with disubstituted (Si–C≡
CR) and monosubstituted alkynyl (Si–C≡ CH) groups was achieved by the controlled/living …

Controlling silicone networks using dithioacetal crosslinks

A Fatona, J Moran-Mirabal, MA Brook - Polymer Chemistry, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Traditional preparative methods for silicone elastomers center on platinum and tin-based
cure chemistries. There is a need, for environmental and cost reasons, to find routes to …

Layer-by-layer assembly of microgel colloidal crystals via photoinitiated alkyne–azide click reaction

S Liang, Y Guan, Y Zhang - ACS omega, 2019 - ACS Publications
Layer-by-layer (LBL) assembly of colloidal crystals (CCs) allows for the fine control of the
thickness and architecture of the resulting crystals. Various methods have been developed …

Purple to yellow silicone elastomers: Design of a versatile sensor for screening antioxidant activity

E Ogliani, AL Skov, MA Brook - Advanced Materials …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Antioxidants play a key role in counteracting the adverse effects of oxidative stress in human
organisms. Thus, there is a huge demand for the development of smart and convenient …

Production and analysis of stable microfluidic devices with tunable surface hydrophilicity via the in-situ tertiary-amine catalyzed Michael addition of a multifunctional …

J Upadhyay, CO Bounds, N Totaro, S Thakuri… - European Polymer …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Poly (dimethylsiloxane)(PDMS) is one of the dominant polymeric hydrophobic
materials that has been widely used in microfluidic devices. Here, we employed amine …