The synthesis, properties and potential applications of cyclic polymers

FM Haque, SM Grayson - Nature Chemistry, 2020 - nature.com
Unlike their more common linear counterparts, cyclic polymers have a ring-like structure and
a lack of chain ends. Because of their topology, cyclic polymers exhibit a unique set of …

Cyclic polymers: Advances in their synthesis, properties, and biomedical applications

R Liénard, J De Winter… - Journal of Polymer …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Since the time first synthetic macrocycles were observed as academic curiosities, great
advances have been made. Thanks to the development of controlled polymerization …

Designing high χ copolymer materials for nanotechnology applications: A systematic bulk vs. thin films approach

PP Angelopoulou, I Moutsios, GM Manesi… - Progress in Polymer …, 2022 - Elsevier
This review article discusses the origins of self-assembly behavior of linear and non-linear
block co-and terpolymers and their application towards the fabrication of high-resolution …

Synthesis, properties, and applications of bio-based cyclic aliphatic polyesters

PB Yang, MG Davidson, KJ Edler, S Brown - Biomacromolecules, 2021 - ACS Publications
Cyclic polymers have long been reported in the literature, but their development has often
been stunted by synthetic difficulties such as the presence of linear contaminants. Research …

Enhanced dielectric strength and capacitive energy density of cyclic polystyrene films

M Singh, M Dong, W Wu, R Nejat, DK Tran… - ACS Polymers …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The maximum capacitive energy stored in polymeric dielectric capacitors, which are
ubiquitous in high-power-density devices, is dictated by the dielectric breakdown strength of …

Scaling exponent and effective interactions in linear and cyclic polymer solutions: Theory, simulations, and experiments

TE Gartner III, FM Haque, AM Gomi, SM Grayson… - …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Cyclic polymers have garnered increasing attention in the materials community as lack of
free-chain ends in cyclic polymers results in significant differences in structure …

Micelles with cyclic poly (ε-caprolactone) moieties: greater stability, larger drug loading capacity, and slower degradation property for controlled drug release

G Kang, L Sun, Y Liu, C Meng, W Ma, B Wang, L Ma… - Langmuir, 2019 - ACS Publications
Polymer topology exerts a significant effect on its properties and performance for potential
applications. Cyclic topology and its derived structures have been recently shown to …

Cyclic Topology Enhancing Structural Ordering and Stability of Comb-Shaped Polypeptoid Thin Films against Melt-Induced Dewetting

N Jiang, J Chen, T Yu, A Chao, L Kang, Y Wu… - …, 2020 - ACS Publications
We investigated the effect of cyclic chain topology on the molecular ordering and thermal
stability of comb-shaped polypeptoid thin films on silicon (Si) substrates. Cyclic and linear …

Impact of cyclic block copolymer chain architecture and degree of polymerization on nanoscale domain spacing: A simulation and scaling theory analysis

AD Goodson, JE Troxler, MS Rick, HS Ashbaugh… - …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Cyclic block copolymers are predicted to assemble into nanostructured domains up to 40%
smaller than their linear analogues, making them promising alternatives for nanoscale …

Metal Ion Selective Self‐Assembly of a Ligand Functionalized Polymer into [1+ 1] Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Polymer Structures via Metal–Ligand Coordination

X Xu, JFR Van Guyse, VV Jerca… - Macromolecular rapid …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The design and synthesis of polymer‐based metallomacrocycles relying on metal–ligand
interactions remain a challenge in the polymer field. Instead of utilizing chemical reactions to …