The syntheses, properties and selected applications of star-shaped polymers with arms
composed of homo-or copolymers of polylactide (PLA) is reviewed. The star-shaped …

Municipal organic waste (biowaste) consists of food derived starch, protein and sugars, and
lignocellulose derived cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin and pectin. Proper management …

The controlled synthesis of block copolymers offers great potential for the valorization of
biodegradable polyesters, many of which can be bioderived. Combining polyester blocks …

The precise design of polymers with well-defined end functionality has received great
interest for synthesizing polymeric materials with advanced or distinctive properties. In the …

Organocatalyzed reversible‐deactivation radical polymerizations (RDRPs) are attractive for
many applications. Here, we developed photoredox‐mediated RDRP by activating (hetero) …

Despite the intensive research in room-temperature phosphorescent (RTP) polymers, the
synthesis of RTP polymers with well-defined macromolecular structures and multiple …

A critical review on the synthesis, characterization, and modeling of polymer grafting is
presented. Although the motivation stemmed from grafting synthetic polymers onto …

Current trends of sustainable chemistry drive the (re) search to implement economical yet
ecological synthetic solutions as surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI …

Gene therapy is the technique of inserting foreign genetic elements into host cells to achieve
a therapeutic effect. Although gene therapy was initially formulated as a potential remedy for …

Micelles from self-assembled amphiphilic copolymers are highly attractive in drug delivery,
due to their small size and hydrophilic stealth corona allowing prolonged lifetimes in the …