Block copolymers: Synthesis, self-assembly, and applications

H Feng, X Lu, W Wang, NG Kang, JW Mays - Polymers, 2017 - mdpi.com
Research on block copolymers (BCPs) has played a critical role in the development of
polymer chemistry, with numerous pivotal contributions that have advanced our ability to …

Recent advances in thermoplastic elastomers from living polymerizations: Macromolecular architectures and supramolecular chemistry

W Wang, W Lu, A Goodwin, H Wang, P Yin… - Progress in polymer …, 2019 - Elsevier
Thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) have found use in a wide range of applications, such as
adhesives, elastomers, coatings, fibers, and in additive manufacturing techniques such as …

Superstretchable, self‐healing polymeric elastomers with tunable properties

PF Cao, B Li, T Hong, J Townsend… - Advanced Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Utilization of self‐healing chemistry to develop synthetic polymer materials that can heal
themselves with restored mechanical performance and functionality is of great interest. Self …

Casein nanoformulations-Potential biomaterials in theranostics

S Khatun, T Appidi, AK Rengan - Food Bioscience, 2022 - Elsevier
Casein is a milk protein emerging as a potential nanosystem for applications in therapy and
diagnosis. Casein consists of four major phosphoproteins with their homologous primary …

Hydrogen bonding-derived healable polyacrylate elastomers via on-demand copolymerization of n-butyl acrylate and tert-butyl acrylate

W Wang, Z Liu, Z Guo, J Zhang, C Li… - … Applied Materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Achieving a desirable combination of good mechanical properties and healing efficiency is a
great challenge in the development of self-healing elastomers. Herein, a class of tough and …

The Microscopic Structure–Property Relationship of Metal–Organic Polyhedron Nanocomposites

M Zhang, Y Lai, M Li, T Hong, W Wang… - Angewandte …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Monodispersed hairy nanocomposites with typical 2 nm (isophthalic acid) 24Cu24 metal–
organic polyhedra (MOP) as a core protected by 24 polymer chains with controlled narrow …

Design and synthesis of multigraft copolymer thermoplastic elastomers: Superelastomers

H Wang, W Lu, W Wang, PN Shah… - Macromolecular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) have been widely studied because of their recyclability,
good processibility, low production cost, and unique performance. The building of graft‐type …

Influence of side chain lengths in mechanophore‐containing polyisobutylene‐graft‐polystyrene

KD Mehringer, PK Vagholkar, BJ Davis… - Journal of Polymer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Polymer architecture plays an important role in morphology and mechanochemical
response. Here, graft copolymers containing mechanophores at the backbone‐arm junction …

[图书][B] Thermoplastic elastomers based on block, graft, and star copolymers

W Wang, W Lu, NG Kang, J Mays, K Hong - 2017 - books.google.com
In this book chapter, we focus on recent advances in thermoplastic elastomers based on
synthetic polymers from the aspects of polymer architectures such as linear block, graft, and …

All-acrylic multigraft copolymers: effect of side chain molecular weight and volume fraction on mechanical behavior

A Goodwin, W Wang, NG Kang, Y Wang… - Industrial & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
We present the synthesis of poly (n-butyl acrylate)-g-poly (methyl methacrylate)(P n BA-g-
PMMA) multigraft copolymers via a grafting-through (macromonomer) approach. The …