Macrocyclic polymers: Synthesis, purification, properties and applications

J Ochs, CA Pagnacco, F Barroso-Bujans - Progress in Polymer Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Cyclic polymers present a topology that differ significantly from their linear counterparts due
to their circular structure and therefore, the lack of chain ends. These simple characteristics …

Quo Vadis carbanionic polymerization?

K Ntetsikas, V Ladelta, S Bhaumik… - ACS Polymers …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Living anionic polymerization will soon celebrate 70 years of existence. This living
polymerization is considered the mother of all living and controlled/living polymerizations …

Topology Matters: Conformation and Microscopic Dynamics of Ring Polymers

M Kruteva, J Allgaier, D Richter - Macromolecules, 2023 - ACS Publications
Ring polymers have fascinated theorists, simulators, and experimentalists as they are the
simplest polymer without ends, giving rise to important topology related properties. We …

Non-Covalent PS–SC–PI Triblock Terpolymers via Polylactide Stereocomplexation: Synthesis and Thermal Properties

V Ladelta, K Ntetsikas, G Zapsas… - Macromolecules, 2022 - ACS Publications
Polylactide (PLA) stereocomplexes (SCs) containing amorphous block copolymers have
gained enormous interest due to their unique properties and wide range of potential …

Comparison of Cyclic and Linear PEG Conjugates

GE Kunkel, Q Zhou, JW Treacy… - Bioconjugate …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Bioconjugation of polymers to proteins is a method to impart improved stability and
pharmacokinetic properties to biologic systems. However, the precise effects of polymer …

Use of an N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-based interacting Lewis pair for the synthesis of a cyclic poly (alkyl acrylate) via chain-growth polymerization and subsequent …

K Oto, Y Muramatsu, A Takasu, M Higuchi - Polymer Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The pairing of 1, 3-di-tert-butylimidazol-2-ylidene (NHCtBu) and methylaluminum bis (2, 6-di-
tert-butyl-4-methylphenoxide)(MAD) acted as an interacting Lewis pair (ILP) for anionic …

Fluorescence sensing of water in various organic solvents based on a novel cyclic polymer

X Li, Y Luo, S Zhou, J Wang, F Lu, S Wang… - Spectrochimica Acta Part …, 2024 - Elsevier
A sensor capable of sensing of water in various organic solvents ranging from water-soluble
to water-miscible solvents is still a challenging task. In this research, a cyclic polymer …