Plastic recycling and upcycling
For decades, we have been hearing about recycling, especially plastics. Education on recycling for most of us in our 40s started in elementary school, with programs, ads, etc., promoting its benefits and how you can help mitigate the effects of climate change.
Cubosomes from hierarchical self-assembly of poly(ionic liquid) block copolymers
Cubosomes are micro- and nanoparticles with a bicontinuous cubic two-phase structure, reported for the self-assembly of low molecular weight…
Highly cross-linked polyether-based 1,2,3-triazolium ion conducting membranes with enhanced gas separation properties
A series of cross-linked polyether-based 1,2,3-triazolium ion conducting membranes are prepared via the combination of thermally promoted Huisgen 1,3-dipolar…
Crosslinked poly(ethylene oxide) containing siloxanes fabricated through thiol‐ene photochemistry
Homogenous amphiphilic crosslinked polymer films comprising of poly(ethylene oxide) and polysiloxane were synthesized utilizing…
Low glass transition temperature poly(ionic liquid) prepared from a new quaternary ammonium cationic monomer
Well‐defined poly(ionic liquid)s (PILs) were synthesized by normal and activators regenerated by electron transfer atom transfer radical polymerization…
Nanoporous hypercrosslinked polymers containing Tg enhancing comonomers
Hypercrosslinked polymers containing functionalized alternating copolymer sequences of substituted stilbene or styrene and N-aryl substituted…
Phosphazene High Polymers and Models with Cyclic Aliphatic Side Groups: New Structure–Property Relationships
Poly(dichlorophosphazene) is a versatile precursor material for accessing new polymeric materials via the introduction of various side groups by chlorine…
A review of semi-rigid, stilbene-containing alternating copolymers
The synthesis and properties of sterically congested, stilbene-containing alternating copolymers are reviewed.
Atom transfer radical polymerization of ionic liquid monomer: The influence of salt/counterion on polymerization
Understanding the influence of salt/counterion on atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) is important to optimize the conditions…
Vinyl‐triazolium monomers: Versatile and new class of radically polymerizable ionic monomers
A set of eight functional 4‐vinyl‐1,2,3‐triazolium monomers were synthesized using copper catalyzed azide‐alkyne 2 + 3 Hüisgen cycloaddition.
Synthesis of Poly(ionic liquid)s by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization with ppm of Cu Catalyst
Well-defined poly(ionic liquid)s (PILs) were synthesized by activators regenerated by electron transfer atom transfer radical polymerization (ARGET ATRP).
Clickable poly(ionic liquid)s for modification of glass and silicon surfaces
Covalent attachment of poly(ionic liquid)s (PILs) by click chemistry on glass or silicon (Si) surfaces was performed…
Synthesis and reactivity ratios of regioisomeric vinyl‐1,2,3‐triazoles with styrene
The free radical reactivity ratios between styrene and different vinyl‐1,2,3‐triazole regioisomeric monomers in 1,4‐dioxane at 65 °C have been…
A Simple and Universal Gel Permeation Chromatography Technique for Precise Molecular Weight Characterization of Well-Defined Poly(ionic liquid)s
Poly(ionic liquid)s (PILs) are an important class of technologically relevant materials. However, characterization of well-defined…
Tunable poly(hydroxyl urethane) from CO2‐Based intermediates using thiol‐ene chemistry
CO2‐based, crosslinked poly(hydroxyl urethane)s (PHUs) are accessed via a set of efficient reactions based on the addition chemistry of thiol‐ene…
N -Vinyltriazoles: A new functional monomer family through click chemistry
The design of new building blocks and functional units for the construction of macromolecules with novel and/or improved properties…
Molecularly defined (L)‐lactic acid oligomers and polymers: Synthesis and characterization
The synthesis of (L)‐lactide oligomers from dimer to 64mer via an exponential growth strategy is described. By careful selection of orthogonal…
Synthesis and Characterization of Isomeric Vinyl-1,2,3-triazole Materials by Azide−Alkyne Click Chemistry
The synthesis of isomeric, functionalized 4-vinyl-1,2,3-triazole and 5-vinyl-1,2,3-triazole monomers is demonstrated using heterogeneous copper…
Facile syntheses of 4‐vinyl‐1,2,3‐triazole monomers by click azide/acetylene coupling
Synthetic strategies for the preparation of a new family of vinyl monomers, 4‐vinyl‐1,2,3‐triazoles, have been developed.