Applications of discrete synthetic macromolecules in life and materials science: recent and future trends

R Aksakal, C Mertens, M Soete, N Badi… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In the last decade, the field of sequence‐defined polymers and related ultraprecise,
monodisperse synthetic macromolecules has grown exponentially. In the early stage, mainly …

Non‐activated Esters as Reactive Handles in Direct Post‐Polymerization Modification

JFR Van Guyse, Y Bernhard, A Podevyn… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Non‐activated esters are prominently featured functional groups in polymer science, as
ester functional monomers display great structural diversity and excellent compatibility with a …

Thioester functional polymers

S Aksakal, R Aksakal, CR Becer - Sulfur‐Containing Polymers …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Inspired by the abundance and versatility of thioester in nature, much attention has been
paid to thioester functionalized materials, allowing applications that range from responsive …

Sequence-defined antibody-recruiting macromolecules

R Aksakal, C Tonneaux, A Uvyn, M Fossépré… - Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Antibody-recruiting molecules represent a novel class of therapeutic agents that mediate the
recruitment of endogenous antibodies to target cells, leading to their elimination by the …

Rapidly self-deoxygenating controlled radical polymerization in water via in situ disproportionation of Cu (i)

E Liarou, Y Han, AM Sanchez, M Walker… - Chemical …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Rapidly self-deoxygenating Cu-RDRP in aqueous media is investigated. The
disproportionation of Cu (I)/Me6Tren in water towards Cu (II) and highly reactive Cu (0) …

Dihydrolevoglucosenone (Cyrene™) as a bio-renewable solvent for Cu (0) wire-mediated reversible deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) without external …

A Marathianos, E Liarou, E Hancox, JL Grace… - Green …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Biorenewable dihydrolevoglucosenone (Cyrene™) is used as an effective dipolar aprotic
solvent for Cu (0) wire-mediated RDRP of various monomers without external …

A simple and direct route to high-performance acrylamido-based kinetic gas hydrate inhibitors from poly (acrylic acid)

Q Zhang, LS Ree, MA Kelland - Energy & Fuels, 2020 - ACS Publications
(Meth) acrylamido-based polymers are used commercially in kinetic hydrate inhibitor
formulations to prevent gas hydrate formation in upstream oil and gas flow lines. The …

Precisely targeted gene delivery in human skin using supramolecular cationic glycopolymers

AK Blakney, R Liu, G Yilmaz, Y Abdouni… - Polymer …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Gene delivery has become the focus of clinical treatments, thus motivating delivery
strategies that are capable of targeting certain cell types in the context of both vaccines and …

Degradable thioester core-crosslinked star-shaped polymers

M Laurel, D MacKinnon, J Becker, R Terracciano… - Polymer …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Degradable polymers are considered to present a promising solution to combat plastic
pollution. However, many polymers are based on ester and amide bonds, which often …