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Microcapsule synthesis via RAFT photopolymerization in vegetable Oil as a green solvent
10.1002/pola.28958 2018-01-30 ABSTRACT Polymeric capsules with an aqueous core have great potential for a wide range of applications, for example food/biomedical applications. However, synthesis of such capsules often involves the use of toxic organic solvents. Herein, an organic solvent-... |
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Melamine driven supramolecular self-assembly of nucleobase derivatives in water
10.1002/pola.28954 2018-01-25 ABSTRACT Water-soluble supramolecular polymers, especially made up of biomolecules, are ideally suited to build new biomaterials that can mimic or interact with dynamic, biological environments. Here, two derivatives from thymine (T), that is N-[2-(3,4-Dihydr... |
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The self-assembly over nano- to submicro-length scales in water of a fluorescent julolidine-labeled amphiphilic random terpolymer
10.1002/pola.28955 2018-01-25 ABSTRACT A novel fluorescent-labeled amphiphilic random terpolymer is synthesized by controlled radical polymerization of a fluorescent molecular rotor monomer, 2-cyano-2-[4-vinyl(1,1′-biphenyl)-4′-yl]vinyljulolidine, a hydrophilic monomer, poly(ethylene glyc... |
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Cover Image, Volume 56, Issue 5
10.1002/pola.28952 2018-01-22 This image shows a top-view SEM observation of a poly(3,4-bis(octyloxy)-2,2:5,2-terthiophene) (PTTOOct) layer on stainless steel substrate. In this work by Deniz Yig? it and colleagues on page 480, PTTOOct-coated substrates were used as redox-active electrode... |
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Polyimides as cathodic materials in lithium batteries: Effect of the chemical structure of the diamine monomer
10.1002/pola.28937 2018-01-19 ABSTRACT Polyimides are being investigated as alternative, environmentally friendly and safe organic electrode materials for lithium and sodium batteries. However, further improvements need the proper chemical design of these polymers. In this paper, the effe... |
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One-pot synthesis of block copolymers by ring-opening polymerization and ultraviolet light-induced ATRP at ambient temperature
10.1002/pola.28940 2018-01-19 ABSTRACT We successfully synthesized poly(l-lactide)-b-poly (methyl methacrylate) diblock copolymers at ambient temperature by combining ultraviolet light-induced copper-catalyzed ATRP and organo-catalyzed ring-opening polymerization (ROP) in one-pot. The pol... |
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Radical polyaddition of difunctional vinyloxirane with thiols for synthesis of linear and networked polysulfides
10.1002/pola.28953 2018-01-19 ABSTRACT Radical ring-opening polyaddition of bifunctional vinyloxirane with multifunctional thiols was investigated. The polyaddition proceeded smoothly via the ring-opening reaction of the oxirane moiety to afford the corresponding networked polymers bearin... |
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Covalently linked nanocomposites of polypyrrole with graphene: Strategic design toward optimized properties
10.1002/pola.28944 2018-01-14 ABSTRACT Graphene-based nanocomposites with conducting polymers have attracted increasing interest due to the enhanced synergistic properties, which can potentiate and broaden applications. In this context, covalent functionalization stands out as a strategic... |
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A water-soluble, AIE-active polyelectrolyte for conventional and fluorescence lifetime imaging of mouse neuroblastoma neuro-2A cells
10.1002/pola.28943 2018-01-12 ABSTRACT A new conjugated polyelectrolyte containing tetraphenylethene units in the backbone is synthesized and characterized. This polyelectrolyte is water-soluble and exhibits aggregation-induced emission (AIE) behavior. It is biocompatible and can be direc... |
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Arm-first synthesis of star polymers with polywedge arms using ring-opening metathesis polymerization and bifunctional crosslinkers
10.1002/pola.28946 2018-01-08 ABSTRACT This work presents a two-step, one-pot process to make star polymers with polywedge arms. In a one-pot reaction, after the polywedge arms are synthesized, crosslinker species are added to the reaction, rapidly forming star polymers. Crosslinker speci... |