Advanced materials
Advanced materials
Chiral Acetal?Based Stereo?Controlled Degradable Polymer Synthesis
01/09/2024 -
The concept described the development of a chiral acetal?based stereo?controlled degradable polymer, which was prepared via living cascade enyne metathesis polymerization with the controlled addition...
Degradable Nanogels Based on Poly[Oligo(Ethylene Glycol) Methacrylate] (POEGMA) Derivatives through Thermo-Induced Aggregation of Polymer Chain and Subsequent Chemical Crosslinking
20/04/2024 -
Polymer nanogels—considered as nanoscale hydrogel particles—are attractive for biological and biomedical applications due to their unique physicochemical flexibility....
Sustainable harnessing of waste polycarbonate for synthesizing activated furans to generate Stenhouse adducts on polymer surface
09/04/2024 -
Plastics are versatile materials, offering lightweight, durable, and affordable solutions across various industries. However, their non?degradable nature poses challenges by end of their life. This...
Nonwoven Reinforced Photocurable Poly(glycerol sebacate)-Based Hydrogels
22/03/2024 -
Implantable hydrogels should ideally possess mechanical properties matched to the surrounding tissues to enable adequate mechanical function while regeneration occurs. This can be challenging,...
A Photo?degradable Crosslinker for the Development of Light?responsive Protocell Membranes
22/09/2023 -
A novel photocleavable, poly(ethylene) glycol?based crosslinker, reactive to biological nucleophiles is synthesized and used to covalently stabilise proteinosome membranes. The crosslinker...
Degradation of poly(1,3?dioxolane). Depolymerization versus hydrolysis
02/05/2023 -
Degradation of poly(1,3?dioxolane) used as a connecting block of degradable network polymers may proceed either by depolymerization (depropagation) or by hydrolysis. The conditions and consequences...
A Comprehensive Review of Electrospun Fibers, 3D-Printed Scaffolds, and Hydrogels for Cancer Therapies
02/12/2022 -
Anticancer therapies and regenerative medicine are being developed to destroy tumor cells, as well as remodel, replace, and support injured organs and tissues. Nowadays, a suitable three-dimensional...
High performance and water?degradable poly(neopentyl terephthalate?co?neopentyl succinate) copolymers: Synthesis, properties, and hydrolysis in different aquatic bodies
05/11/2022 -
AbstractTo improve the thermostability properties of epoxy (EP) resin, two kinds of novel hyperbranched polysiloxanes containing fluorine were prepared via the sol–gel process and the convenient...
Poly (beta?amino ester) as an In Vivo Nanocarrier for Therapeutic Nucleic Acids
20/10/2022 -
Therapeutic nucleic acids are an emerging class of therapy for treating various diseases through immunomodulation, protein replacement, gene editing, and genetic engineering; but, they require a...
Research and Application of Polypropylene Carbonate Composite Materials: A Review
26/05/2022 -
The greenhouse effect and plastic pollution caused by the accumulation of plastics have led to a global concern for environmental protection, as well as the development and application of...
Recent advances in degradable synthetic polymers for biomedical applications ? Beyond polyesters
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Polyesters have been studied intensely over the last few decades and proved to be suitable for a wide range of applications. Despite all benefits, drawbacks such as e.g. the acidification...
Organobase/urea catalyzed ring opening polymerization of 3?methyl?1, 4?dioxan?2?one to prepare chemically recyclable poly(ether ester)
25/12/2021 -
It is greatly desirable to develop degradable polymers from easily accessible chemicals. In addition to well?known degradable aliphatic polyesters, poly(ether?ester) prepared from 1, 4?dioxan?2?one...
Photodegradation actuated shape?changing hydrogels
01/03/2022 -
Hydrogels are attractive materials for generating 4D shapes due to their ability to undergo pronounced volume changes in response to several stimuli, including light. We previously reported...
Metal-free, in bulk synthesis of highly hydrophilic polyester bearing pyrrolidone pendants and its diblock copolymers with UCST-type phase transition in water
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Aliphatic polyesters are readily degradable, highly hydrophobic and lack of functionality. In contrast, polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), a vinyl-based polymer, exhibits excellent water solubility...
Supramonomers for controllable supramolecular polymerization and renewable supramolecular polymeric materials
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Supramolecular polymerization and supramolecular polymeric materials have attracted a great deal of attention over the past three decades. Traditional methods for fabricating supramolecular...
Degradable polymers via olefin metathesis polymerization
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The development of degradable polymers has commanded significant attention over the past half century. Approaches have predominantly relied on ring-opening polymerization of cyclic esters (e.g.,...
RAFT polymerization of 2?hydroxyethyl methacrylate in a deep eutectic solvent
04/11/2019 -
The deep eutectic solvents (DESs) are a new class of ionic liquids usually made of environmentally degradable components. In this communication, we report the first time use of a DES, made of choline...
