Polymers without petrochemicals: sustainable routes to conventional monomers

G Hayes, M Laurel, D MacKinnon, T Zhao… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Access to a wide range of plastic materials has been rationalized by the increased demand
from growing populations and the development of high-throughput production systems …

Linear block copolymer synthesis

H Dau, GR Jones, E Tsogtgerel, D Nguyen… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Block copolymers form the basis of the most ubiquitous materials such as thermoplastic
elastomers, bridge interphases in polymer blends, and are fundamental for the development …

Precision polymer synthesis by controlled radical polymerization: Fusing the progress from polymer chemistry and reaction engineering

YN Zhou, JJ Li, TT Wang, YY Wu, ZH Luo - Progress in Polymer Science, 2022 - Elsevier
During the first 100 years of polymer science, controlled radical polymerization (also
recommended as reversible deactivation radical polymerization) is undoubtedly a …

Advanced supramolecular design for direct ink writing of soft materials

M Tang, Z Zhong, C Ke - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The exciting advancements in 3D-printing of soft materials are changing the landscape of
materials development and fabrication. Among various 3D-printers that are designed for soft …

Advances in biomaterials for drug delivery

OS Fenton, KN Olafson, PS Pillai… - Advanced …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Advances in biomaterials for drug delivery are enabling significant progress in biology and
medicine. Multidisciplinary collaborations between physical scientists, engineers, biologists …

Recent advances in ruthenium-based olefin metathesis

OM Ogba, NC Warner, DJ O'leary… - Chemical Society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Ruthenium-based olefin metathesis catalysts, known for their functional group tolerance and
broad applicability in organic synthesis and polymer science, continue to evolve as an …

Catalytic applications of vanadium: a mechanistic perspective

RR Langeslay, DM Kaphan, CL Marshall… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The chemistry of vanadium has seen remarkable activity in the past 50 years. In the present
review, reactions catalyzed by homogeneous and supported vanadium complexes from …

Bioactive synthetic polymers

K Jung, N Corrigan, EHH Wong, C Boyer - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Synthetic polymers are omnipresent in society as textiles and packaging materials, in
construction and medicine, among many other important applications. Alternatively, natural …

Light-controlled radical polymerization: mechanisms, methods, and applications

M Chen, M Zhong, JA Johnson - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
The use of light to mediate controlled radical polymerization has emerged as a powerful
strategy for rational polymer synthesis and advanced materials fabrication. This review …

From precision polymers to complex materials and systems

JF Lutz, JM Lehn, EW Meijer… - Nature Reviews Materials, 2016 - nature.com
Complex chemical systems, such as living biological matter, are highly organized structures
based on discrete molecules in constant dynamic interactions. These natural materials can …