Structure–reactivity–property relationships in covalent adaptable networks

V Zhang, B Kang, JV Accardo… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Polymer networks built out of dynamic covalent bonds offer the potential to translate the
control and tunability of chemical reactions to macroscopic physical properties. Under …

Covalent mechanochemistry and contemporary polymer network chemistry: a marriage in the making

EM Lloyd, JR Vakil, Y Yao, NR Sottos… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Over the past 20 years, the field of polymer mechanochemistry has amassed a toolbox of
mechanophores that translate mechanical energy into a variety of functional responses …

A critical review on performance and phase separation of thermosetting epoxy asphalt binders and bond coats

H Xie, C Li, Q Wang - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Epoxy asphalt is a unique representative of thermosetting polymer modified asphalt, which
has been widely used in the construction of orthotropic steel deck bridges. This paper …

Polymer Adhesion: Seeking New Solutions for an Old Problem#

G Raos, B Zappone - Macromolecules, 2021 - ACS Publications
Polymer adhesion is ubiquitous in both the natural world and human technology. It is also a
complex multiscale phenomenon, such that the solution of adhesion problems requires a …

Suppressing creep and promoting fast reprocessing of vitrimers with reversibly trapped amines

F Van Lijsebetten, K De Bruycker… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
We report a straightforward chemical strategy to tackle current challenges of irreversible
deformation in low Tg vitrimers at operating temperature. In particular, vinylogous urethane …

A highly dynamic covalent polymer network without creep: mission impossible?

F Van Lijsebetten, T Debsharma… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Dynamic covalent polymer networks provide an interesting solution to the challenging
recyclability of thermosets and elastomers. One of the remaining design constraints …

[HTML][HTML] A review on biomedical application of polysaccharide-based hydrogels with a focus on drug delivery systems

B Farasati Far, MR Naimi-Jamal, M Safaei, K Zarei… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Over the last years of research on drug delivery systems (DDSs), natural polymer-based
hydrogels have shown many scientific advances due to their intrinsic properties and a wide …

[HTML][HTML] Characterising different molecular landscapes in dynamic covalent networks

F Van Lijsebetten, K De Bruycker… - Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Dynamic covalent networks present a unique opportunity to exert molecular-level control on
macroscopic material properties, by linking their thermal behaviour to the thermodynamics …

[HTML][HTML] Topology mediates transport of nanoparticles in macromolecular networks

X Dai, X Zhang, L Gao, Z Xu, LT Yan - Nature Communications, 2022 - nature.com
Diffusion transport of nanoparticles in confined environments of macromolecular networks is
common in diverse physical systems and regulates many biological responses …

A mortise‐and‐tenon joint inspired mechanically interlocked network

D Zhao, Z Zhang, J Zhao, K Liu, Y Liu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Mortise‐and‐tenon joints have been widely used for thousands of years in wooden
architectures in virtue of their artistic and functional performance. However, imitation of …