Bottlebrush polymers: From controlled synthesis, self-assembly, properties to applications

Z Li, M Tang, S Liang, M Zhang, GM Biesold… - Progress in Polymer …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bottlebrush polymers (BBPs) have emerged as intriguing class of materials for an array of
applications, including supersoft elastomers, organic optoelectronics, templates for crafting …

Molecular bottlebrushes as novel materials

G Xie, MR Martinez, M Olszewski, SS Sheiko… - …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Molecular bottlebrushes are building blocks for the design of unique polymeric materials
whose physical properties are fundamentally governed by their densely grafted structures …

Mimicking biological stress–strain behaviour with synthetic elastomers

M Vatankhah-Varnosfaderani, WFM Daniel… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Despite the versatility of synthetic chemistry, certain combinations of mechanical softness,
strength, and toughness can be difficult to achieve in a single material. These combinations …

Room temperature 3D printing of super-soft and solvent-free elastomers

R Xie, S Mukherjee, AE Levi, VG Reynolds, H Wang… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Super-soft elastomers derived from bottlebrush polymers show promise as advanced
materials for biomimetic tissue and device applications, but current processing strategies are …

Materials design of highly branched bottlebrush polymers at the intersection of modeling, synthesis, processing, and characterization

T Pan, S Dutta, Y Kamble, BB Patel… - Chemistry of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Highly branched “bottlebrush” polymers are a class of macromolecules characterized by
side chains that are densely grafted from a backbone that is typically linear. Their unique …

Stiffness variable polymers comprising phase‐changing side‐chains: material syntheses and application explorations

M Gao, Y Meng, C Shen, Q Pei - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Stiffness variable materials have been applied in a variety of engineering fields that require
adaptation, automatic modulation, and morphing because of their unique property to switch …

Cyclodextrin-based polymer materials: from controlled synthesis to applications

X Yao, P Huang, Z Nie - Progress in Polymer Science, 2019 - Elsevier
The design and construction of polymers with diverse architectures play an important role in
the field of polymer science and offers new opportunities for the development of novel …

Consequences of grafting density on the linear viscoelastic behavior of graft polymers

IN Haugan, MJ Maher, AB Chang, TP Lin… - ACS Macro …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The linear viscoelastic behavior of poly (norbornene)-graft-poly (±-lactide) was investigated
as a function of grafting density and overall molar mass. Eight sets of polymers with grafting …

Supersoft and hyperelastic polymer networks with brushlike strands

H Liang, SS Sheiko, AV Dobrynin - Macromolecules, 2018 - ACS Publications
Using a combination of the scaling analysis and molecular dynamics simulations, we study
relationship between mechanical properties of networks of graft polymers and their …

The rise of semicrystalline polymers and why are they still interesting

CY Li - Polymer, 2020 - Elsevier
Scientific research on semicrystalline polymers started before the concept of
macromolecules was proposed by Staudinger. Extensive studies have been devoted by …