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Cholesterol Functionalized Aliphatic N-Substituted 8-Membered Cyclic Carbonate
10.1039/C8PY00406D 2018-04-10 Straightforward synthesis of cholesterol functionalized aliphatic N-substituted 8 membered cyclic carbonate (Chol-8m) monomer is reported. Well-defined poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) diblock copolymers were readily accessed via organo catalytic ring opening poly... |
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Hollow polymer nanocapsules: synthesis, properties, and applications
10.1039/C8PY00142A 2018-04-10 Hollow polymer nanocapsules (HPNs) have gained tremendous interest in recent years due to their numerous desirable properties compared to their solid counterparts. Dramatically increased surface area, extremely low densities, and myriad tailorable functionali... |
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Synthesis, Properties, and Crystallization of Alternating Stereo Copolymer Poly(L-lactic acid-alt-D-lactic acid) [Syndiotactic Poly(lactic acid)] and its Blend with Isotactic Poly(lactic acid)
10.1039/C8PY00391B 2018-04-10 Alternating stereo copolymer poly(L-lactic acid-alt-D-lactic acid), i.e., syndiotactic poly(lactic acid) (s-PLA) as well as isotactic poly(L-lactic acid) (i-PLA) as a reference polymer was successfully synthesized by the procedure reported by Stayshich and Me... |
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Tailored microstructure and mechanical properties of nanocomposite films made from polyacrylic/LDH hybrid latexes synthesized by RAFT-mediated emulsion polymerization
10.1039/C8PY00268A 2018-04-09 Layered Double Hydroxide (LDH)-filled nanocomposites were processed from film-forming latexes synthesized by macroRAFT-assisted encapsulating emulsion polymerization (REEP). The microstructure and thermomechanical behavior of the polymer matrices and correspo... |
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Combining uretdione and disulfide reversibly degradable polyurethanes: route to alternating block copolymers
10.1039/C7PY01978E 2018-04-09 Uretdione (temperature and catalyst controlled) and disulphide (REDOX controlled) functionalised polyurethanes have been described and the reversibility of these bonds tested. The polymers have been synthesised with reversible covalent groups present througho... |
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An L-proline based thermoresponsive and pH-switchable nanogel as a drug delivery vehicle
10.1039/C8PY00308D 2018-04-09 The synthesis and characterisation of a novel dual stimuli-responsive nanogel, based on thermoresponsive N-n-propylacrylamide and an L-proline based monomer acting as a pH-switcher, is reported here. The effect of the crosslinker/co-monomer ratios was studied... |
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Synthesis of multi-arm star thermo-responsive polymers and topology effect on phase transition
10.1039/C8PY00422F 2018-04-09 Two kinds of linear and star thermo-responsive polymers of poly(N-acryloylsarcosine methyl ester) [(PNASME)n] and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) [(PNIPAM)n] with the arm number n = 1, 2, 3 and 4 were synthesized following the core-first method via solution RAFT ... |
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High Frequency sonoATRP of 2-Hydroxyethyl Acrylate in an Aqueous Medium
10.1039/C8PY00456K 2018-04-09 High frequency ultrasound (490 kHz, 40 W) was applied for the controlled polymerisation of 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate (HEA) via sonochemially induced atom transfer radical polymerisation (sonoATRP). The synthesis of poly(HEA) (DP 100-800) was found to reach high... |
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Scope and Limitations of Ring-Opening Copolymerization of Trimethylene Carbonate with Substituted γ-Thiolactones
10.1039/C8PY00127H 2018-04-09 Functional (co)polymers are increasingly developed by ring-opening polymerization of functional cyclic esters and cyclic carbonates for a wide range of applications. Following this trend and aiming to challenge the polymerization of γ-thiolactones, we studied... |
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Tuning the hydrophobic cores of self-immolative polyglyoxylate assemblies
10.1039/C8PY00350E 2018-04-06 Polyglyoxylates are a recently-introduced class of self-immolative polymers, that depolymerize to small molecules upon the cleavage of a stimuli-responsive end-cap from the polymer terminus. The incorporation of different pendant ester groups or other aldehyd... |