RSC – Polym. Chem. latest articles- Two-Stepping: Sol-gel-gel transitions in mixed thermoresponsive polymer systems April 18, 2025Polym. Chem., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D4PY00771A, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Mohamad A. Abou-Shamat, Alan Reader, Eleanor Hilton, Niamh Haslett, Michael T Cook, Jesus Calvo-Castro, Jacqueline Leslie Stair, Najet Mahmoudi, Abhishek Rajbanshi, Marcelo Alves da SilvaConventional thermoreversible gels exhibit a sol-gel transition upon modulation of […]Mohamad A. Abou-Shamat
- Cyclic thioacetal carbonates for dual-stimuli degradable poly(vinyl ether)s with cleavable thioacetal and carbonate bonds evenly distributed in the main chains by cationic degenerative chain-transfer copolymerization April 16, 2025Polym. Chem., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5PY00054H, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Mineto Uchiyama, Kaoru Matoba, Masami KamigaitoWe report the synthesis of dual-stimuli degradable poly(vinyl ether)s with cleavable thioacetal and carbonate bonds evenly distributed in the main chains using cationic degenerative chain-transfer (DT) copolymerization of vinyl […]Mineto Uchiyama
- π-Conjugated polymers consisting of heavier group 13 elements April 16, 2025Polym. Chem., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5PY00116A, Review Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Shunichiro Ito, Kazuo Tanakaπ-Conjugated polymers containing heavier group 13 elements are emerging materials applicable to optoelectronic devices and inorganic synthesis. This review presents an overview of synthesis and optical properties of these polymers.To […]Shunichiro Ito
- Corona-shaped two-dimensional polyaramid derivatives for poly(ethylene oxide)-based all-solid-state lithium batteries April 16, 2025Polym. Chem., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5PY00046G, PaperFeifan Zheng, Liping Jiang, Xiaoli Gong, Zhengqiao Yin, Fei Wang, Yuwen ZengSolid polymer electrolytes (SPEs), especially those based on poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO), have garnered significant attention in the field of all-solid-state lithium batteries due to their high processability and low cost,...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal […]Feifan Zheng
- Covalent Design of Ionogels: Bridging with Hydrogels and Covalent Adaptable Networks April 15, 2025Polym. Chem., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5PY00217F, Review Article Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Yukikazu Takeoka, Junjia Zhang, Yian Wang, Yinglu Liu, Jeremy OdentIonogels are conductive soft matter with ionic liquids as conductive media, exhibiting significant potential as multifunctional materials. Over the past two decades, ionogels have […]Yukikazu Takeoka
- Self-assembly of core-shell magnetic bottlebrush poly(ionic liquids): morphologies vs magnetic property April 13, 2025Polym. Chem., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5PY00277J, PaperChunman Li, Mingzhe Zhao, Zenian Gou, Tengda Zhao, Huimin Han, Kongying Zhu, Xiaoyan Yuan, Li-Xia RenMagnetic polymers show great potential in biomedical, electronic devices and magnetic responsive materials. The structure and property relationship are very important in design of organic magnetic polymers. In this work,...The content of this RSS […]Chunman Li
- Soluble polyimide-based colorless-to-orange–red switching electrochromic film by incorporating universal joint-like structure April 10, 2025Polym. Chem., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5PY00149H, PaperXiaoqing Sun, Chongwen Yu, Xingyao Liu, Taolve Wang, Xigao Jian, Yujie Song, Jian XuPolyimide (PI) exhibits good thermal performance and high stability due to its highly rigid main chain and excellent mechanical properties, making it an ideal electrochromic material. However, its applicability is...The content of this RSS Feed (c) […]Xiaoqing Sun
- Dynamic by Design: Unlocking Full Relaxation in Disulfide Epoxy Networks April 9, 2025Polym. Chem., 2025, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5PY00124B, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Paula Fanlo, Osman Konuray, Olaia Ochoteco, Marta Ximenis, Alaitz Rekondo, Hans J Grande, Xavier Fernández-Francos, Haritz Sardon, Alaitz Ruiz de LuzuriagaAromatic disulfide-containing epoxy networks offer a promising approach to achieving sustainable materials due to […]Paula Fanlo
- Highly isotactic polylactide by binary organocatalyzed polymerization of 1,3-dioxolan-4-ones April 9, 2025Polym. Chem., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5PY00205B, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Mengyu Wang, Sumin Lee, Hyunhee Lee, Byeong-Su KimRing-opening polymerization (ROP) of dioxolanones (DOXs) provides access to functional polyesters with properties that are challenging to achieve via traditional polymerization of lactones.To cite this article before […]Mengyu Wang
- Design, synthesis and applications of thermosensitive linear poly(ether amide)s with unconventional cluster luminescence and tunable LCST April 9, 2025Polym. Chem., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4PY01386G, PaperZixian Liu, Yangdan Ou, Sisi Li, Wenyan Huang, Hongjun Yang, Xiaoqiang Xue, Qimin Jiang, Bibiao JiangThermosensitive linear poly(ether amide)s with cluster fluorescence and LCST tunability were prepared via t-BuP2-catalyzed oxa-Michael addition polymerization of N,N′-methylene-bis(acrylamide) with diols containing different numbers of carbon atoms.To cite this article before page numbers are […]Zixian Liu
- FDCA bio-based copolyester PBFA: synthesis, properties, and fluorescence regulation April 8, 2025Polym. Chem., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5PY00181A, PaperChanghao Han, Jiajian Liu, Chuncheng Li, Yaonan Xiao, Shaohua Wu, Mingxuan DuBio-based PBFA copolyesters were synthesized with excellent thermal and mechanical properties. The material exhibits tunable photoluminescence, making it promising for sustainable engineering plastics and optical applications.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form […]Changhao Han
- Synthesis and self-assembly of a diblock copolymer consisting of a cyclic olefin copolymer and polycaprolactone April 8, 2025Polym. Chem., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4PY00855C, PaperYung-Chuan Chuang, Jing-Wen Su, Yu-Chuan Sung, Jing-Cherng Tsai, Jian-Wei Huang, Sheng-Wei Shao, Rong-Ming HoCyclic olefin copolymer-block-polycaprolactone was prepared through a metallocene-catalyst mediated selective chain transfer pathway. The resulting diblock copolymer can self-organize into an ordered nanopattern through molecular self-assembly.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the […]Yung-Chuan Chuang
- Thenoyl-functionalized polythiophenes with deep HOMO levels as polymer donors for organic solar cells April 8, 2025Polym. Chem., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4PY01487A, PaperMengqi Cao, Ruiqi An, Zhongxiang Peng, Qiang Zhang, Hongxiang Li, Xiaofu Wu, Hui Tong, Lixiang WangThe electron-withdrawing property and steric hindrance of the thenoyl side chains endow polythiophene donors with deep HOMO energy levels and stretchable properties, and P4T-TCl with the terthiophene spacer shows the best photovoltaic performance.To cite […]Mengqi Cao
- Mechanism and modelling of photo-mediated RAFT step-growth polymerization April 8, 2025Polym. Chem., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5PY00185D, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Samantha Marie Clouthier, Jiajia Li, Joji Tanaka, Wei YouHere, we report the modelling of photo-mediated RAFT step-growth polymerization kinetics of maleimide and acrylate monomers with bifunctional RAFT agents bearing tertiary carboxyalkyl stabilized fragementable R […]Samantha Marie Clouthier
- Dual role of novel highly efficient radical generators for UV/LED-activated polymerization processes April 6, 2025Polym. Chem., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5PY00173K, PaperAlicja Balcerak-Woźniak, Janina Kabatc-BorczThis study reports novel diphenyliodonium tosylates (IODs) as highly effective photoinitiators for the radical polymerization of (meth)acrylates.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryAlicja Balcerak-Woźniak
- Self-toughened hydrocarbon copolymers with low dielectric constant and dielectric loss April 6, 2025Polym. Chem., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5PY00004A, PaperHaochen He, Jiangang Sun, Wen Lu, Long Huang, Hongliang Cao, Wenxin WangVinyl-containing hydrocarbon copolymers with self-toughening properties were synthesized by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) reaction, and showed excellent dielectric properties and high thermal resistance.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation […]Haochen He
- Directed dihydroxylation of a poly(cyclooctadienol) toward densely-hydroxylated polyol adhesives April 6, 2025Polym. Chem., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5PY00044K, PaperLauren S. Cooke, Aleksandr V. ZhukhovitskiyDirected dihydroxylation of an unsaturated polymer yields polyols with a dense array of alcohol groups toward applications in adhesives.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of […]Lauren S. Cooke
- Design and synthesis of amphiphilic statistical copolymers forming unimeric micelles with thermoresponsive behaviour in the physiological range April 6, 2025Polym. Chem., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4PY01450B, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Florian Tondock, David Nash, Cathleen Hudziak, Kai Ludwig, Marie WeinhartA crucial aspect of drug development is designing carriers that efficiently solubilise therapeutic agents while ensuring stability, minimising cytotoxicity, and enabling targeted delivery.To cite this […]Florian Tondock
- Monodisperse amphiphilic double-crystalline block oligomers composed of linear alkyl chains and poly(vinyl alcohol) segments prepared by aldol-group transfer polymerization and recycling size-exclusion chromatography separation April 4, 2025Polym. Chem., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5PY00145E, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Toa Nakane, Hironobu Watanabe, Mineto Uchiyama, Fabrice Muller, Nathalie Mathieu, Christophe Sinturel, Masami KamigaitoMonodisperse amphiphilic diblock oligomers of C16 alkyl chains and vinyl alcohol units were prepared by aldol-group transfer polymerization and recycling size-exclusion […]Toa Nakane
- Microneedle-mediated transdermal H2S gas therapy for psoriasis April 4, 2025Polym. Chem., 2025, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D4PY01431F, PaperYanlin Wang, Fan Rong, Xiaoyi Sun, Duohang Bi, Yin Wang, Yijing Liu, Jintao ZhuWe report a responsive microneedle-mediated transdermal H2S gas therapy for treating psoriasis. This approach employs enzyme-responsive H2S donating nanoparticles to achieve a controlled release of H2S in psoriatic skin.To cite this article before page numbers are […]Yanlin Wang
- Two-Stepping: Sol-gel-gel transitions in mixed thermoresponsive polymer systems April 18, 2025
