Recent advances in controlled/living polymerization techniques and highly efficient coupling
chemistries have enabled the facile synthesis of complex polymer architectures with …

Applications for advanced functional soft materials that possess precisely engineered
properties and functional groups have been expanding significantly with the development of …

Recent developments in the synthesis of functional polymers with controlled architecture
and site-specific functionality via applying controlled radical polymerization (CRP) …

A critical review: the ring-opening polymerization of cyclic esters provides access to an array
of biodegradable, bioassimilable and renewable polymeric materials. Building these …

Miktoarm polymers are a relatively new and unique class of macromolecules, and constitute
a topical area of research due to their intriguing properties which can be tailored by varying …

Abstract Poly (ε-caprolactones)(PCLs) belong to the first generation of synthetic aliphatic
polyesters. Their biodegradability motivated their extensive exploration as resorbable …

This review is prepared on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the historic discovery of
living anionic polymerization by Michael Szwarc. This process enabled preparation, with …

With such a wide diversity of properties and applications, is it any wonder that industry and
academia have such a fascination with polymers? A solid introduction to such an enormous …

Preparation of multifunctional and well-defined macromolecules requires a smart selection
of the most suitable controlled polymerization technique in combination with appropriate …

Delivering active pharmaceutical agents to disease sites using soft polymeric nanoparticles
continues to be a topical area of research. It is becoming increasingly evident that the …