Structure–properties relationship of fatty acid-based thermoplastics as synthetic polymer mimics

L Maisonneuve, T Lebarbé, E Grau, H Cramail - Polymer Chemistry, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Nowadays the use of vegetable oils as polymer precursors is the subject of growing interest
in the academic and industrial communities. Many synthetic pathways can be pursued from …

Fatty acid-based radically polymerizable monomers: from novel poly (meth) acrylates to cutting-edge properties

J Lomège, V Lapinte, C Negrell, JJ Robin… - …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The increasing price of barrels of oil, global warming, and other environmental problems
favor the use of renewable resources to replace the petroleum-based polymers used in …

Microencapsulated n-octadecane with different methylmethacrylate-based copolymer shells as phase change materials for thermal energy storage

X Qiu, W Li, G Song, X Chu, G Tang - Energy, 2012 - Elsevier
Microcapsules containing n-octadecane with different methylmethacrylate (MMA (methyl
methacrylate))-based copolymer shells were fabricated by a suspension-like polymerization …

Sustainable thermoplastic elastomers derived from fatty acids

S Wang, S Vajjala Kesava, ED Gomez… - …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Vegetable oils are an attractive source for polymers due to their low cost, abundance,
annual renewability, and ease of functionalization. Stearyl and lauryl acrylate, derived from …

3D printing of shape memory hydrogels with tunable mechanical properties

MDNI Shiblee, K Ahmed, A Khosla, M Kawakami… - Soft matter, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Utilization of soft material like hydrogels for task-specific applications such as in soft robotics
requires freedom in the manufacturing process and designability. Here, we have developed …

Sustainable thermoplastic elastomers derived from renewable cellulose, rosin and fatty acids

Y Liu, K Yao, X Chen, J Wang, Z Wang, HJ Ploehn… - Polymer …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Two series of graft copolymers, cellulose-g-poly (n-butyl acrylate-co-dehydroabietic ethyl
methacrylate)(Cell-gP (BA-co-DAEMA)) and cellulose-g-poly (lauryl methacrylate-co …

Composite electrolyte membranes incorporating viscous copolymers with cellulose for high performance lithium-ion batteries

J Zhang, C Ma, Q Xia, J Liu, Z Ding, M Xu… - Journal of membrane …, 2016 - Elsevier
A novel composite electrolyte membrane (CEM), consisting of a viscous PEGMEM-co-SMA
copolymer, lithium salt and cellulose matrix, has been prepared as a new class of electrolyte …

Light-healable hard hydrogels through photothermally induced melting–crystallization phase transition

H Zhang, D Han, Q Yan, D Fortin, H Xia… - Journal of Materials …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
A general method for preparing mechanically strong hydrogels that can undergo light-
triggered healing was demonstrated. By loading a small amount of gold nanoparticles …

Poly (alkyl methacrylate)-grafted silica nanoparticles in polyethylene nanocomposites

MM Khani, D Woo, EL Mumpower, BC Benicewicz - Polymer, 2017 - Elsevier
Surface-initiated reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (SI-RAFT) polymerization
has been widely used to synthesize various polymers grafted from nanoparticles (NPs) for …

Polymerization of long chain [meth] acrylates by Cu (0)-mediated and catalytic chain transfer polymerisation (CCTP): high fidelity end group incorporation and …

A Anastasaki, C Waldron, V Nikolaou, P Wilson… - Polymer …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
The Cu (0)-mediated polymerization of lauryl (C12) and stearyl (C18) acrylate is reported
under a range of reaction conditions. Good first order kinetics, a linear evolution of number …