Ever since the emergence of polymers, there has been interest in the production of “self-
healing” materials. Over the last decade this dream has become closer to reality with the …

Cyclic monomers bearing either vinyl or exomethylene groups have the ability to be
polymerized through a radical pathway via a ring-opening mechanism (addition …

Radical ring-opening polymerization (rROP) allows facile incorporation of labile groups (eg,
ester) into the main chain of vinyl polymers to obtain (bio) degradable materials. rROP has …

Nitroxides are a versatile class of stable free radicals that have long established themselves
in a wide range of applications. Their incorporation into macromolecular architectures has …

The application of synthetic polymers as delivery systems of chemotherapy drugs has
opened a very prospective field for research in cancer therapy. Due to their unique and …

The synthesis of functional polymers encoded with biomolecules has been an extensive
area of research for decades. As such, a diverse toolbox of polymerization techniques and …

Despite significant efforts, the design of alkoxyamines for polymerization of methacrylic
monomers in a well-controlled fashion with good retention of the active chain ends remains …

Major trends in controlled radical polymerization (CRP) or reversible-deactivation radical
polymerization (RDRP), the most efficient method of synthesis of well-defined homo-and …

Covalent adaptable networks (CANs) introduce a new paradigm to polymer science, by
making static network polymers dynamic and thereby recyclable, reprocessable, and self …

Hybrid materials formed by the combination of inorganic components with organic polymers
have emerged as a rapidly expanding and internationally competitive field of research in …