From gas release to foam synthesis, the second breath of blowing agents

G Coste, C Negrell, S Caillol - European Polymer Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
The increasing concern about the environmental impact of physical blowing agents (PBAs)
favours the use of chemical blowing agents (CBAs) to replace controversial PBAs. Blowing …

Arresting elevated-temperature creep and achieving full cross-link density recovery in reprocessable polymer networks and network composites via nitroxide …

L Li, X Chen, K Jin, MB Rusayyis, JM Torkelson - Macromolecules, 2021 - ACS Publications
Thermosets and thermoset composites constitute an extraordinary challenge for recycling
and participation in a circular economy because their permanent covalent cross-links …

Diels–Alder Cycloadditions of Bio-Derived Furans with Maleimides as a Sustainable «Click» Approach towards Molecular, Macromolecular and Hybrid Systems

KI Galkin, IV Sandulenko, AV Polezhaev - Processes, 2021 - mdpi.com
This mini-review highlights the recent research trends in designing organic or organic-
inorganic hybrid molecular, biomolecular and macromolecular systems employing …

Simple solvent-free strategy for synthesizing covalent adaptable networks from commodity vinyl monomers

L Zhang, Z Liu, L Sun, L Xiao, Q Guan, Z You - Macromolecules, 2021 - ACS Publications
Covalent adaptable networks (CANs) are polymeric networks containing dynamic covalent
bonds. Vinyl CANs are the high-performance counterparts of vinyl thermoplastics and show …

[HTML][HTML] Optimizing biobased thermoset resins by incorporating cinnamon derivative into acrylated epoxidized soybean oil

D Lascano, J Gomez-Caturla, D Garcia-Sanoguera… - Materials & Design, 2024 - Elsevier
The study successfully developed thermoset materials utilizing acrylate epoxidized soybean
oil (AESO) and allyl cinnamate (ACIN) with tert-butyl peroxybenzoate (TBPB) as the initiator …

Reducing the reprocessing and healing temperature of polyurea with piperazine-based hindered urea bonds

FZ Wang, HQ Wang, WT Gao, CH Li - Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Stiff polymers exhibiting good reprocessing and self-healing ability under a moderate
stimulus are often desirable for many special applications, but are also full of challenges …

Glassy Dynamics of Epoxy-Amine Thermosets Containing Dynamic, Aromatic Disulfides

B Lewis, JM Dennis, C Park, KR Shull - Macromolecules, 2024 - ACS Publications
Continued progress in understanding the relaxations and mechanical performance of
covalent adaptable networks (CANs) will lead to the further adoption of these unique …

Directing network degradability using wavelength-selective thiol-acrylate photopolymerization

S Alfarhan, J Nettles, P Prabhudesai, JC Yu… - Polymer …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Wavelength-selective photopolymerization employs light at controlled wavelengths to trigger
orthogonal photochemical reactions to fabricate multimaterials with unique combinations of …

Synthesis of Dynamic Polyurethanes by Utilizing Low-Transition-Temperature Mixtures of Pyrogallol and Poly (ethylene glycol)

H Wang, Y Fu, Y Liu, J Li, X Sun… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Dynamic covalent networks exhibit intriguing reprocessing and self-healing properties, but
they usually require complex synthesis procedures and frequently use hazardous solvents …

Functional self‐healable EVA elastomers based on reversible covalent networks: A potential new class of epoxy‐based specialty adhesives

SK Raut, P Mondal, S Sarkar… - Journal of Polymer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Multifunctional elastomers have gained tremendous attention in the material research
community. In this study, an epoxy functionalized elastomer poly (ethylene‐co‐vinyl acetate …