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Photo-controlled RAFT polymerization mediated by organic/inorganic hybrid photoredox catalysts: enhanced catalytic efficiency

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00171F, Paper
Wulong Wang, Sheng Zhong, Guicheng Wang, Hongliang Cao, Yun Gao, Weian Zhang
Photo-controlled RAFT polymerization mediated by an organic/inorganic hybrid photoredox catalyst (ZnTPP–POSS) was performed and showed enhanced catalytic efficiency compared with the ZnTPP photocatalyst.
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Poly(hydroxy acids) derived from the self-condensation of hydroxy acids: from polymerization to end-of-life options

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00088D, Review Article
Elena Gabirondo, Ainara Sangroniz, Agustin Etxeberria, Sergio Torres-Giner, Haritz Sardon
Poly(hydroxy acids) derived from the self-condensation of hydroxy acid are biodegradable and can be fully recycled in a Circular Economy approach.
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Cross-linker control of vitrimer flow

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00233J, Paper
Bassil M. El-Zaatari, Jacob S. A. Ishibashi, Julia A. Kalow
The rate of stress relaxation in a vitrimer can be modulated by changing solely the structure of the cross-linker electrophile.
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Surfactant-free synthesis of layered double hydroxide-armored latex particles

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00140F, Paper
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X. G. Qiao, P.-Y. Dugas, V. Prevot, E. Bourgeat-Lami
MgAl-layered double hydroxide (LDH)-armored latexes were produced by Pickering emulsion polymerization of styrene using 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA) and methyl methacrylate (MMA) as auxiliary comonomers.
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Miniemulsion polymerization of styrene using carboxylated graphene quantum dots as surfactant

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00404A, Paper
Le N. M. Dinh, Lakshmi N. Ramana, Vipul Agarwal, Per B. Zetterlund
Carboxylated graphene quantum dots (cGQDs) were synthesized from dextrose and sulfuric acid via a hydrothermal process, and subsequently used as sole surfactant in miniemulsion polymerization of styrene.
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Using the dynamic behavior of macrocyclic monomers with a bis(hindered amino)disulfide linker for the preparation of end-functionalized polymers

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00366B, Paper
Hirogi Yokochi, Rikito Takashima, Daisuke Aoki, Hideyuki Otsuka
End-functionalized polymers were synthesized by simply heating a mixture of a macrocyclic compound with one bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-yl)disulfide (BiTEMPS) moiety and bifunctional acyclic BiTEMPS compounds as sources of repeat units and terminal groups, respectively.
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Rapid metal-free synthesis of pyridyl-functionalized conjugated microporous polymers for visible-light-driven water splitting

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00249F, Communication
Zhonghua Cheng, Lei Wang, Yan He, Xingjia Chen, Xiaojun Wu, Hangxun Xu, Yaozu Liao, Meifang Zhu
A rapid metal-free synthetic approach was applied to synthesize pyridyl-functionalized conjugated microporous polymers (PCMPs) via an aminative cyclization between aryl aldehydes and ketones without any metal catalysts.
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Synthesis of acrylamide-based block-copolymer brushes under flow: monitoring real-time growth and surface restructuring upon drying

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00219D, Paper
Open Access
Joydeb Mandal, Andrea Arcifa, Nicholas D. Spencer
Block-copolymer brushes of water-soluble acrylamides have been synthesised by SI-ATRP under continuous flow and their growth monitored in situ by means of a quartz-crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D).
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Preparation of aryl polysulfonates via a highly efficient SuFEx click reaction, their controllable degradation and functionalized behavior

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00435A, Communication
Zhenlei Cao, Feng Zhou, Pei-Yang Gu, Dongyun Chen, Jinghui He, John R. Cappiello, Peng Wu, Qingfeng Xu, Jianmei Lu
Polysulfonates obtained from SuFEx click reaction can be degraded using DBU. The degradation process was further utilized to prepare functional polymers.
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Highly active bimetallic nickel catalysts for alternating copolymerization of carbon dioxide with epoxides

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00174K, Paper
Yu-Chia Su, Chih-Hsiang Tsui, Chen-Yen Tsai, Bao-Tsan Ko
Catalyst 1 was reported for the first time to be effective for nickel-catalyzed CO2/CHO copolymerization at 1 atm CO2 pressure.
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Enhanced thermomechanical property of a self-healing polymer via self-assembly of a reversibly cross-linkable block copolymer

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00310G, Paper
Hyang Moo Lee, Suguna Perumal, Gi Young Kim, Jin Chul Kim, Young-Ryul Kim, Minsoo P. Kim, Hyunhyup Ko, Yecheol Rho, In Woo Cheong
Introduction of a self-healable block copolymer increases the mechanical property whilst maintaining self-healing efficiency.
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Smart functionalized phosphonic acid based copolymers: new structures for old purposes

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00337A, Paper
Xavier Solimando, Yohann Catel, Norbert Moszner, Jean-Jacques Robin, Sophie Monge
Innovative well-defined acidic photopolymerizable phosphorus-based copolymers were prepared and tested in well-known dental applications to improve the adhesion of dental self-etch adhesives (SEAs).
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A general method to greatly enhance ultrasound-responsiveness for common polymeric assemblies

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00254B, Paper
Jinkang Dou, Ruiqi Yang, Kun Du, Li Jiang, Xiayun Huang, Daoyong Chen
Ultrasound-controlled drug release is a very promising technique for controlled drug delivery due to the unique advantages of ultrasound as the stimulus.
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Pillar[5]arene-based self-assembled linear supramolecular polymer driven by guest halogen–halogen interactions in solid and solution states

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00327A, Paper
Talal F. Al-Azemi, Mickey Vinodh
A pillar[5]arene-based linear supramolecular polymer mediated by guest halogen–halogen interactions (C–Br⋯Br–C) was studied in both the solution and solid states.
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Hydrogen-bonded supramolecular micelle-mediated drug delivery enhances the efficacy and safety of cancer chemotherapy

Polym. Chem., 2020, 11,2791-2798
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00082E, Paper
Chih-Chia Cheng, Ya-Ting Sun, Ai-Wei Lee, Shan-You Huang, Wen-Lu Fan, Yu-Hsuan Chiao, Chih-Wei Chiu, Juin-Yih Lai
Multiple hydrogen-bonded supramolecular polymers tend to form stable spherical micelles with oppositely charged anticancer drugs in biological environments, which improves cellular drug uptake and more effectively induces apoptosis in cancer cells.
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Temporal control of RAFT polymerization via magnetic catalysis

Polym. Chem., 2020, 11,2838-2846
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00220H, Paper
Amin Reyhani, Omid Mazaheri, Masood S. Alivand, Kathryn A. Mumford, Greg Qiao
Magnetic core–shell structured Fe3O4@Fe(II)–MOF nanoparticles have enabled the temporal control of RAFT polymerization via an “on–off” process.
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Polymerization of dopamine accompanying its coupling to induce self-assembly of block copolymer and application in drug delivery

Polym. Chem., 2020, 11,2811-2821
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00085J, Paper
Yudian Qiu, Zongyuan Zhu, Yalei Miao, Panke Zhang, Xu Jia, Zhongyi Liu, Xubo Zhao
The polymerization of dopamine and its coupling occur in succession, which synergistically induces the self-assembly of block copolymer to yield ordered structures, including micelles and vesicles.
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Mussel-inspired coordination functional polymer brushes-decorated rGO-stabilized silver nanoparticles composite for antibacterial application

Polym. Chem., 2020, 11,2822-2830
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00180E, Paper
Shengnan Zhou, Haixun Ji, Linjing Liu, Sijia Feng, Yuqin Fu, Yu Yang, Changli Lü
A catechol-terminated coordination functional polymer-modified rGO supported AgNPs composite was fabricated. Grafted polymer brushes improve the material's hydrophilicity and dispersion stability of AgNPs on rGO, enhancing antibacterial activity.
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Simple improvements to Gilch synthesis and molecular weight modulation of MEH-PPV

Polym. Chem., 2020, 11,2831-2837
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00072H, Paper
Riley O'shea, Wallace W. H. Wong
The solvent and temperature used in the Gilch synthesis of poly[2-methoxy-5-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene] (MEH-PPV) were varied to achieve an improved set of reaction conditions.
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Vesicular assemblies of thermoresponsive amphiphilic polypeptide copolymers for guest encapsulation and release

Polym. Chem., 2020, 11,2889-2903
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00135J, Paper
Mahammad Anas, Somdeb Jana, Tarun K. Mandal
Thermoresponsive amphiphilic polypeptide copolymers are synthesized via different polymerization techniques for their self-assembly into vesicular aggregates for guest encapsulation and release.
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Self-supported rhodium catalysts based on a microporous metal–organic framework for polymerization of phenylacetylene and its derivatives

Polym. Chem., 2020, 11,2904-2913
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00170H, Paper
Li Zhang, Qingbin Cao, Fei Gao, Yuping Dong, Xiaofang Li
Highly efficient, cis-selective, stable, recyclable and reusable heterogeneous single-site MOF-supported rhodium catalysts polymerize PA and its derivatives, producing cis-transoidal PPAs and their functional derivatives having a helical configuration or AIE properties.
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Synthesis of a side-chain hole transporting polymer through Mitsunobu post-functionalization for efficient inverted perovskite solar cells

Polym. Chem., 2020, 11,2883-2888
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00134A, Paper
Liuyuan Lan, Xiang Deng, Jie Zhang, Jingdong Luo, Alex K.-Y. Jen
Mitsunobu post-functionalization was utilized to construct a new efficient dopant-free side-chain hole transporting polymer for inverted perovskite solar cells, exhibiting a power conversion efficiency of 17.75% and a high fill factor over 81%.
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Synthesis of biscarboxylic acid functionalised EDTA mimicking polymers and their ability to form Zr(IV) chelation mediated nanostructures

Polym. Chem., 2020, 11,2799-2810
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00304B, Paper
Meike N. Leiske, Julia A. Walker, Aadarash Zia, Nicholas L. Fletcher, Kristofer J. Thurecht, Thomas P. Davis, Kristian Kempe
We present a new biscarboxylic acid acrylate, which is used for the synthesis of double hydrophilic EDTA-mimicking block copolymers capable of self-assembly upon zirconium complexation.
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Well-controlled polymerization of tri-vinyl dynamic covalent boroxine monomer: one dynamic covalent boroxine moiety toward a tunable penta-responsive polymer

Polym. Chem., 2020, 11,2914-2922
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00401D, Paper
Shun-Shun Li, Xin-Hu Lv, Xiao-Li Sun, Wen-Ming Wan, Hongli Bao
Attributed to dynamic characteristics of dynamic covalent boroxine, well-controlled polymerization of tri-vinyl monomer and molecular design of penta-responsive polymer with only one functional moiety are achieved.
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A high performance phenyl-free LED photoinitiator for cationic or hybrid photopolymerization and its application in LED cationic 3D printing

Polym. Chem., 2020, 11,2855-2863
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00142B, Paper
Liqun Tang, Jun Nie, Xiaoqun Zhu
In this work, a high performance LED photoinitiator, 1,3-bis(1-methyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)prop-2-en-1-one (BMO), without a benzene ring was synthesized through a one-step aldehyde–ketone condensation reaction.
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Tuning polymer properties of non-covalent crosslinked PDMS by varying supramolecular interaction strength

Polym. Chem., 2020, 11,2847-2854
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00139B, Paper
Open Access
Brigitte A. G. Lamers, Marcin L. Ślęczkowski, Fabian Wouters, Tom A. P. Engels, E. W. Meijer, Anja R. A. Palmans
Linear polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is crosslinked by supramolecular grafts to obtain materials with strikingly different mechanical properties by tuning the strength of the non-covalent interactions.
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Thermally triggerable, anchoring block copolymers for use in aqueous inkjet printing

Polym. Chem., 2020, 11,2869-2882
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00244E, Paper
George E. Parkes, Helena J. Hutchins-Crawford, Claire Bourdin, Stuart Reynolds, Laura J. Leslie, Matthew J. Derry, Josephine L. Harries, Paul D. Topham
Towards the goal of shifting from toxic organic solvents to aqueous-based formulations in commercial inkjet printing, a series of well-defined amphiphilic block copolymers have been synthesized via RAFT polymerization.
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Mechanical activation of polymers containing two adjacent mechanophores

Polym. Chem., 2020, 11,2864-2868
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00279H, Paper
Richard Stevenson, Min Zhang, Guillaume De Bo
Polymers containing two adjacent mechanophores cleave at the same as a single-mechanophore chains.
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Influence of surface charge on the formulation of elongated PEG-b-PDLLA nanoparticles

Polym. Chem., 2020, 11,2775-2780
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00280A, Communication
Open Access
Roxane Ridolfo, David S. Williams, Jan C. M. van Hest
Amphiphilic PEG-PDLLA copolymers undergo assembly into polymersomes and can be transformed into tubular shapes using dialysis. By fine-tuning the shape change conditions also amine- and carboxylic acid modified polymersomes can now be effectively turned into tubes.
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Correction: A facile PEG/thiol-functionalized nanographene oxide carrier with an appropriate glutathione-responsive switch

Polym. Chem., 2020, 11,2923-2923
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY90048F, Correction
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Bingjie Hao, Wei Li, Sen Zhang, Ying Zhu, Yongjun Li, Aishun Ding, Xiaoyu Huang
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Biosignal-responsive polymer nanorods that specifically recognize hydrogen polysulfide (H2Sn) from reactive sulfur species

Polym. Chem., 2020, 11,2781-2785
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00360C, Communication
Xi Liu, Wei Sang, Kunbing Ouyang, Qiang Yan
We report a new block copolymer bearing p-fluoronitrobenzoate (FNB) pendants that is capable of responding to the H2Sn biosignal in an extraordinarily selective and sensitive manner.
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Polytriazine porous networks for effective iodine capture

Polym. Chem., 2020, 11,2786-2790
DOI: 10.1039/C9PY01948K, Communication
Chenchen Feng, Guangjuan Xu, Wei Xie, Shuran Zhang, Chan Yao, Yanhong Xu
Herein we present a rational strategy for the development of nitrogen-enriched conjugated microporous polymers (CMPs) (TBTT-CMP@1, 2 and 3) via a BH coupling reaction under mild conditions, for the super absorption of iodine. TBTT-CMP@1 exhibited iodine capture amount up to 442 wt%.
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Incorporating trifunctional 1,6-heptadiyne moiety into polyacetylene ionomer for improving its physical and conductive properties

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00109K, Paper
Hongfei Li, Hengchen Zhang, Xiaojuan Liao, Ruyi Sun, Meiran Xie
A trifunctional diyne comonomer can regulate the structure and optimize the physical state of polyacetylene ionomers, which exhibit a high ionic conductivity of 2.6 × 10−5–1.0 × 10−3 S cm−1 at 30 °C.
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Outstanding Reviewers for Polymer Chemistry in 2019

Polym. Chem., 2020, 11,2774-2774
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY90061C, Editorial

We would like to take this opportunity to highlight the Outstanding Reviewers for Polymer Chemistry in 2019, as selected by the editorial team for their significant contribution to the journal.
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Aromatic thioketone-mediated radical polymerization of methacrylates and the preparation of amphiphilic quasi-block copolymers

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00322K, Paper
Haoyu Yu, Jianwei Shao, Dong Chen, Li Wang, Wantai Yang
TfXT exhibits strong ability to control radical polymerization of methyl methacrylate and has been used in preparing amphiphilic quasi-block copolymer.
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Amide transformation as an efficient postpolymerization modification approach for the synthesis of functional polyacetylenes

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00398K, Paper
Juntao Ren, Heng Liu, Xuequan Zhang, Yanming Hu, Guangyuan Zhou, Toshio Masuda
Modification of a precursor polyacetylene with various amines and alcohols through amide transformation gives access to a series of functional polymers showing nonlinear optical, luminescence, enhanced surface energy, and redox active properties.
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Alternating ring-opening copolymerization of epoxides with saturated and unsaturated cyclic anhydrides: reduced viscosity poly(propylene fumarate) oligomers for use in cDLP 3D printing

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00453G, Paper
Yongjun Shin, Matthew L. Becker
A ring-opening copolymerization of propylene oxide with saturated and unsaturated anhydrides using Mg(BHT)2(THF)2 catalyst followed by an isomerization yields poly(propylene fumarate) (PPF) oligomers with improved properties for 3D printing.
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Sequential and alternating RAFT single unit monomer insertion: model trimers as the guide for discrete oligomer synthesis

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00390E, Paper
Ruizhe Liu, Lei Zhang, Zixuan Huang, Jiangtao Xu
A complete set of model trimers and their synthetic kinetics are established to guide the synthesis of diverse sequence-defined polymers.
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Hierarchical self-assembled nanostructures of lactone-derived thiobarbiturate homopolymers for stimuli-responsive delivery applications

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00367K, Paper
Piyali Mandal, Diptendu Patra, Raja Shunmugam
Hierarchical self-assembled nanostructures of lactone-derived thiobarbiturate homopolymers for stimuli-responsive delivery applications are shown.
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Tacticity dependence of single chain polymer folding

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00133C, Paper
Open Access
Denis Danilov, Elaheh Sedghamiz, Heike Fliegl, Hendrik Frisch, Christopher Barner-Kowollik, Wolfgang Wenzel
Precision polymerization techniques offer the exciting opportunity to manufacture single-chain nanoparticles (SCNPs) with intramolecular crosslinks placed in specific positions along the polymer chain.
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Self-assembly of strawberry-like organic–inorganic hybrid particle clusters with directionally distributed bimetal and facile transformation of the core and corona

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00237B, Paper
Shuxing Mei, Mingwang Pan, Juan Wang, Xiaopeng Zhang, Shaofeng Song, Chao Li, Gang Liu
Controllable structure of organic–inorganic hybrid particle clusters were successfully fabricated by self-assembly which derived from the strong interaction between carboxyl groups of the organic particles and amino groups of the inorganic particles.
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Polymersome formation induced by encapsulation of water-insoluble molecules within ABC triblock terpolymers

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00426J, Paper
Rintaro Takahashi, Shotaro Miwa, Carsten Rössel, Shota Fujii, Ji Ha Lee, Felix H. Schacher, Kazuo Sakurai
We found a morphological transition from spherical micelles to polymersomes induced by encapsulation of hydrophobic guest molecules.
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A 3D printed drug delivery implant formed from a dynamic supramolecular polyurethane formulation

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00068J, Paper
S. Salimi, Y. Wu, M. I. Evangelista Barreiros, A. A. Natfji, S. Khaled, R. Wildman, L. R. Hart, F. Greco, E. A. Clark, C. J. Roberts, W. Hayes
Prototype drug eluting implants have been 3D printed using a supramolecular polyurethane-PEG formulation. The implants are capable of releasing a pharmaceutical active with effective drug release over a period of up to 8.5 months.
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From isoselectivity to syndioselectivity: Lewis base regulates stereochemistry in 2-vinylpyridine polymerization

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00320D, Paper
Yu Wang, Jiang-Bing Duan, Zhao-Xuan Liu, Tie-Qi Xu
We have developed an effective synthesis of syndiotactic poly(2-vinylpyridine) by a novel catalytic system. Switching from isoselective to syndioselective polymerization was achieved by adding Lewis base.
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Multi-photon polymerization of bio-inspired, thymol-functionalized hybrid materials with biocompatible and antimicrobial activity

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00281J, Communication
Open Access
Kostas Parkatzidis, Maria Chatzinikolaidou, Eleftherios Koufakis, Maria Kaliva, Maria Farsari, Maria Vamvakaki
Thymyl-methacrylate functionalized, hybrid 3D scaffolds, fabricated by multi-photon lithography, exhibit excellent biocompatibility and antimicrobial action for bone and dental tissue engineering.
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Epoxy-functional diblock copolymer spheres, worms and vesicles via polymerization-induced self-assembly in mineral oil

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00380H, Paper
Philip J. Docherty, Chloé Girou, Matthew J. Derry, Steven P. Armes
Epoxy-functional poly(stearyl methacrylate)-poly(glycidyl methacrylate) spheres, worms or vesicles can be prepared by RAFT dispersion polymerization of glycidyl methacrylate in mineral oil at 70 °C.
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Rapid production of block copolymer nano-objects via continuous-flow ultrafast RAFT dispersion polymerisation

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00276C, Paper
Open Access
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Sam Parkinson, Stephen T. Knox, Richard A. Bourne, Nicholas J. Warren
Continuous-flow reactors are exploited for conducting ultrafast RAFT dispersion polymerisation for the preparation of diblock copolymer nanoparticles.
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Comprehensive theoretical and experimental study of near infrared absorbing copolymers based on dithienosilole

Polym. Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00330A, Paper
Katarzyna Brymora, Wissem Khelifi, Sylvie Blanc, Lionel Hirsch, Antoine Bousquet, Christine Lartigau-Dagron, Frederic Castet
In recent contributions [Eur. Polym. J. 2013, 49, 4176; Macromolecules 2019, 52, 13, 4820], we reported a series of low band gap copolymers with the objective of shifting the absorption...
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Correction: Flow-facilitated ring opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) and post-polymerization modification reactions

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY90065F, Correction
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Selesha I. Subnaik, Christopher E. Hobbs
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Fluorescent chemosensors based on conjugated polymers with N-heterocyclic moieties: two decades of progress

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00336K, Review Article
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Taisheng Wang, Na Zhang, Wei Bai, Yinyin Bao
A brief summary of representative fluorescent chemosensors based on conjugated polymers with N-heterocyclic moieties, followed by a discussion on the limitations and challenges of current systems, as well as possible future research directions.
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