During the first 100 years of polymer science, controlled radical polymerization (also
recommended as reversible deactivation radical polymerization) is undoubtedly a …

Since their discovery and development in the 20th century, acrylic polymers have become
an integral part of numerous industries and are used in a myriad of applications. As is true …

Biobased polymer molecules are a goal for the future. Here, the different intermediate
pathways toward renewable structural constituents, which can substitute petrochemically …

The ever-increasing regulations within the adhesives industry and the continuous demand
for more sustainability, have led to the development of environmentally more suitable …

A classic paradigm of soft and extensible polymer materials is the difficulty of combining
reversible elasticity with high fracture toughness, in particular for moduli above 1 MPa. Our …

Polylactic acid (PLA) is an important polymer for the replacement of oil-based polymers in
the biomedical field as well as for degradable single use polymeric materials. To fully exploit …

The radical chemistry of polyacrylate synthesis is non-trivial, due to a significant amount of
side reactions. Backbiting transforms conventional secondary end-chain radicals (ECRs) in …

One of the challenges in reversible deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) in
miniemulsion is identifying the optimal average particle size (dp), offering both high reaction …

Pressure‐sensitive adhesives (PSAs) are essential components of a large number of
commercial products. The immense range of substrates that are required to be bonded …

Polyacrylic pressure-sensitive adhesives (PSAs) based on butyl acrylate (BA), 2-
hydroxyethyl acrylate (HEA), and acrylic acid (AA) were prepared by a bulk polymerization …