Frontal polymerizations: from chemical perspectives to macroscopic properties and applications

BA Suslick, J Hemmer, BR Groce, KJ Stawiasz… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The synthesis and processing of most thermoplastics and thermoset polymeric materials rely
on energy-inefficient and environmentally burdensome manufacturing methods. Frontal …

Advances in frontal polymerization strategy: From fundamentals to applications

Q Li, HX Shen, C Liu, CF Wang, L Zhu… - Progress in Polymer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polymer materials have sparked considerable interest from both academic and industrial
researchers due to their fantastic features and wide applications. The polymer synthetic …

Graphene-containing thermoresponsive nanocomposite hydrogels of poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) prepared by frontal polymerization

V Alzari, D Nuvoli, S Scognamillo, M Piccinini… - Journal of Materials …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Frontal polymerization has been successfully used to synthesize poly (N-
isopropylacrylamide) nanocomposite hydrogels containing graphene. The latter was directly …

Synthesis of macroporous poly (acrylic acid)–carbon nanotube composites by frontal polymerization in deep-eutectic solvents

JD Mota-Morales, MC Gutiérrez, ML Ferrer… - Journal of Materials …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Deep Eutectic Solvents (DESs) formed between Acrylic Acid (AA) and Choline Chloride
(CCl) exhibit certain properties of ionic liquids (eg high viscosity) that make them suitable for …

Synthesis and characterization of functionally gradient materials obtained by frontal polymerization

D Nuvoli, V Alzari, JA Pojman, V Sanna… - … applied materials & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Functionally gradient materials (FGMs) with gradual and continuous changes of their
properties in one or more dimensions are useful in a wide range of applications. However …

Photoisomerizable azobenzene dyes incorporated into polymers and dendrimers. Influence of the molecular aggregation on the nonlinear optical properties

F Cuetara-Guadarrama, M Vonlanthen… - Dyes and …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this feature article, an overview of azobenzene containing dyes, polymers and dendrimers
is presented. The main focus is on the results obtained in our research group during the last …

Advances in the frontal ring opening metathesis polymerization of dicyclopentadiene

A Ruiu, D Sanna, V Alzari, D Nuvoli… - Journal of Polymer …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The frontal ring opening metathesis polymerization of dicyclopentadiene using first and
second generation Grubbs' catalysts is reported. To have sufficiently long pot lives …

Poly(N-vinylcaprolactam) nanocomposites containing nanocrystalline cellulose: a green approach to thermoresponsive hydrogels

R Sanna, E Fortunati, V Alzari, D Nuvoli, A Terenzi… - Cellulose, 2013 - Springer
In this work, we report on the synthesis and characterization of thermoresponsive poly (N-
vinylcaprolactam), PNVCL, nanocomposite hydrogels containing nanocrystalline cellulose …

One‐Pot Synthesis of Robust Fluorescent Nanocomposite Gel via Frontal Polymerization

NX Zhang, C Liu, ZL He, Q Li… - Macromolecular Rapid …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fluorescent nanocomposite gels have attracted increasing attention due to their excellent
optical properties, as well as enhanced mechanical strength originating from the …

Synthesis and characterization of graphene‐containing thermoresponsive nanocomposite hydrogels of poly(N‐vinylcaprolactam) prepared by frontal polymerization

R Sanna, D Sanna, V Alzari, D Nuvoli… - Journal of Polymer …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Thermoresponsive poly (N‐vinylcaprolactam) nanocomposite hydrogels containing
graphene were successfully prepared by frontal polymerization. High concentration of …