Frontal polymerizations: from chemical perspectives to macroscopic properties and applications

BA Suslick, J Hemmer, BR Groce, KJ Stawiasz… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The synthesis and processing of most thermoplastics and thermoset polymeric materials rely
on energy-inefficient and environmentally burdensome manufacturing methods. Frontal …

Advances in frontal polymerization strategy: From fundamentals to applications

Q Li, HX Shen, C Liu, CF Wang, L Zhu… - Progress in Polymer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polymer materials have sparked considerable interest from both academic and industrial
researchers due to their fantastic features and wide applications. The polymer synthetic …

Photoisomerizable azobenzene dyes incorporated into polymers and dendrimers. Influence of the molecular aggregation on the nonlinear optical properties

F Cuetara-Guadarrama, M Vonlanthen… - Dyes and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this feature article, an overview of azobenzene containing dyes, polymers and dendrimers
is presented. The main focus is on the results obtained in our research group during the last …

Poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) nanocomposites containing nanocrystalline cellulose: a green approach to thermoresponsive hydrogels

R Sanna, E Fortunati, V Alzari, D Nuvoli, A Terenzi… - Cellulose, 2013 - Springer
In this work, we report on the synthesis and characterization of thermoresponsive poly (N-
vinylcaprolactam), PNVCL, nanocomposite hydrogels containing nanocrystalline cellulose …

Polymer hydrogels of 2‐hydroxyethyl acrylate and acrylic acid obtained by frontal polymerization

R Sanna, V Alzari, D Nuvoli… - Journal of Polymer …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
In this work, we report on the synthesis and characterization of homopolymers and
copolymers of acrylic acid and 2‐hydroxyethyl acrylate prepared by the use of the frontal …

Synthesis and characterization of poly (2-hydroxyethylacrylate)/β-cyclodextrin hydrogels obtained by frontal polymerization

D Nuvoli, V Alzari, L Nuvoli, M Rassu, D Sanna… - Carbohydrate …, 2016 - Elsevier
For the first time, the synthesis of polymeric hydrogels containing cyclodextrins (CDs)
obtained by frontal polymerization (FP) is reported. In particular, the effects of CDs on poly (2 …

2-Oxazoline based photo-responsive azo-polymers. Synthesis, characterization and isomerization kinetics

MC Spiridon, FA Jerca, VV Jerca, DS Vasilescu… - European polymer …, 2013 - Elsevier
New azo-polymer structures, with azo content ranging from 15% to≈ 100%, are prepared by
attaching a side-chain azo-moiety onto poly (isopropenyloxazoline-co-styrene) s and poly …

Semi‐interpenetrating polymer networks of methyl cellulose and polyacrylamide prepared by frontal polymerization

M Rassu, V Alzari, D Nuvoli, L Nuvoli… - Journal of Polymer …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, the feasibility of frontal polymerization (FP) as an alternative and convenient
technique for the preparation of semi‐interpenetrating polymer networks made of methyl …

PEGDA‐based luminescent polymers prepared by frontal polymerization

J Illescas, YS Ramírez‐Fuentes… - Journal of Polymer …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Frontal polymerization (FP) of poly (ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA) was carried out
using benzoyl peroxide (BPO) as radical initiator. In addition, a pyrene containing monomer …

Semi‐interpenetrating polymer networks based on crosslinked poly(N‐isopropyl acrylamide) and methylcellulose prepared by frontal polymerization

A Mariani, L Nuvoli, D Sanna, V Alzari… - Journal of Polymer …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In this work, semi‐interpenetrating gels of poly (N‐isopropyl acrylamide) and
methylcellulose were successfully synthesized by using the Frontal Polymerization (FP) …