RSC – Polym. Chem. latest articles- Carboxylic acid α-end functionalized poly(2 oxazoline)s through benzylic CROP initiators Tháng 4 8, 2026Polym. Chem., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6PY00309E, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Caroline Holick, Nora Engel, Nicole Fritz, Christine Weber, Ulrich S. SchubertThe increasing significance of poly(2-oxazoline)s (POx) as replacement for poly(ethylene glycol) in bio-medical applications has triggered a need for end-functionalized building blocks that can […]Caroline Holick
- Correction: Determining the Q–e values of polymer radicals and monomers separately through the derivation of an intrinsic Q–e scheme for radical copolymerization Tháng 4 8, 2026Polym. Chem., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D6PY90045C, Correction Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Susumu Kawauchi, Akinori Akatsuka, Yoshihiro Hayashi, Hidemine Furuya, Toshikazu TakataTo 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 […]Susumu Kawauchi
- Elucidating the Molecular Design Principles of N-Alkylated Nylons for LCST-Type Phase Separation through a Systematic Polymer Library Tháng 4 7, 2026Polym. Chem., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6PY00191B, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Akari Sugano, Keitaro Matsuoka, Kazuki SadaHydrophilic polymers showing LCST-type phase separation are useful functional polymer materials. In this study, we expanded the N-alkylated nylon library by varying the main-chain carbon numbers (p and q) […]Akari Sugano
- Palladium-catalyzed copolymerization to synthesize sulfur-containing polyethylene materials Tháng 4 6, 2026Polym. Chem., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D6PY00180G, PaperChuncai Zhao, Yuming Xu, Guifu Si, Dan Peng, Menghe XuSulfur-functionalized polyethylene materials were efficiently synthesized through phosphine–sulfonate palladium-catalyzed copolymerization of ethylene with norbornene-based sulfur-containing comonomers.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 […]Chuncai Zhao
- Synthesis of Optically Active Polymers Containing a Main-Chain Hydroxamic Acid Backbone via Asymmetric Polymerization Tháng 4 6, 2026Polym. Chem., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6PY00186F, PaperNaoya Kanbayashi, Kiyotaka OnitsukaHydroxamic acids are versatile functional motifs that form stable chelates with transition-metal ions and serve as chiral ligands in catalytic systems. Here we report the synthesis of a novel optically...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryNaoya Kanbayashi
- Degrafting reaction of polymer brushes: the determining role of molecular weight and grafting density Tháng 4 6, 2026Polym. Chem., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5PY01210D, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Riccardo Chiarcos, Luca Gabutti, Elo Marsengo, Diego Antonioli, Michele Perego, Michele LausThe chemical stability of polymer brushes is mandatory to ensure their applicability in a wide range of environments. However, it is well-known that, […]Riccardo Chiarcos
- Inner Side-Chain Engineering of Non-Fullerene Acceptors Enables Efficient Thick-Film All-Polymer Solar Cells Tháng 4 5, 2026Polym. Chem., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6PY00221H, PaperWenhao Peng, Xiaoman Gui, Shisong Sun, Zhenyu Wei, Panfeng Gao, Meixiu Wan, Lijun HuoMorphology control remains a formidable challenge in all-polymer solar cells (all-PSCs). To finely tune the molecular packing and blend morphology, we propose an isobaric spacer modulation strategy focusing on the...The content of this RSS Feed (c) […]Wenhao Peng
- Modulatable Structural Colors in Rapid-Curing High-Performance Hydrogels Tháng 4 1, 2026Polym. Chem., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6PY00291A, PaperQiang Zhang, Xiao Yang, Zhaoyang WuThis study presents a rapid-curing methodology for fabricating high-performance hydrogels using a ternary copolymer system comprising 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA), N-vinylpyrrolidone (NVP), and N, N-dimethylacrylamide (DMAA). Through stoichiometric optimization, the hydrogels...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of ChemistryQiang Zhang
- Synthesis and structure–property relationships of lipoic acid-based conductive elastomers Tháng 4 1, 2026Polym. Chem., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D6PY00075D, PaperFeng Chen, Fangjun Zhu, Weikun Xu, Yanpei FeiCrosslinked lipoic acid-based ionic conductive elastomers reveal how polymer network structure governs lithium salt compatibility and ionic transport.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 […]Feng Chen
- Organo-catalyzed deamination of polystyrene sulfonamide for diverse post-polymerization modification of styrenic polymers Tháng 3 31, 2026Polym. Chem., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5PY01024A, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Tulaja Shrestha, Dan My Nguyen, Harrison Goehrig, Vidhika S. Damani, Caitlin M. Quinn, Laure V. KayserPost-polymerization modification of polystyrene generates sulfinate intermediates that enable modular diversification to a wide range of functional groups.To cite […]Tulaja Shrestha
- Zinc-based coordination exchange in epoxy networks cured via frontal polymerization Tháng 3 31, 2026Polym. Chem., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D5PY01170A, Communication Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Christoph Schmidleitner, Stefan Hirner, Elisabeth RosseggerFrontal polymerization (FP) provides high conversion, short reaction times, and excellent energy efficiency, making it an attractive method for the synthesis of polymeric materials. Epoxy resins represent a particularly […]Christoph Schmidleitner
- Stereochemically Purified trans-Dihydroxy-Substituted Cage Silsesquioxane-Based Bisurea Supramolecular Polymer Materials Enable Metastable-to-Thermodynamic Phase Evolution and Enhanced Modulus Tháng 3 30, 2026Polym. Chem., 2026, Accepted ManuscriptDOI: 10.1039/D6PY00164E, PaperKensuke Naka, Jinshiro Takeuchi, Takahiro Iwamoto, Naoki Watanabe, Hiroaki ImotoThe dynamic nature of interactions in supramolecular polymers imparts distinctive properties compared to those of conventional covalent polymers. A deeper understanding of the thermal behavior associated with phase transitions in...The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of […]Kensuke Naka
- Synthesis of macro-rotaxanes via direct trapping of multicyclic poly(n-butyl acrylate) in a cross-linked network Tháng 3 30, 2026Polym. Chem., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D6PY00144K, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Kotaro Ibe, Yamato Ebii, Minami Ebe, Kazushige Suzuki, Takayuki Kurokawa, Takuya Yamamoto, Feng Li, Takuya Isono, Toshifumi SatohMacro-rotaxanes, in which both the linear and cyclic components are polymers, remain largely unexplored in terms of […]Kotaro Ibe
- Double metal cyanide (DMC) catalysis: detailed in situ NMR kinetics studies on the copolymerization of propylene oxide with substituted epoxides Tháng 3 27, 2026Polym. Chem., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D6PY00118A, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Erik Kersten, Maximilian Kaiser, Jan Blankenburg, Kamil Maciol, Manfred Wagner, Sirus Zarbakhsh, Holger FreyThe DMC-catalyzed copolymerization of PO with alkyl and aryl epoxides, glycidyl ethers and esters was investigated by in situ 1H NMR […]Erik Kersten
- Toward theta-shaped polymer composite particles by seeded emulsion polymerization Tháng 3 26, 2026Polym. Chem., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D6PY00196C, PaperZhongfu Ling, Xianhao Su, Yifeng Jiang, Hua ZouTheta-shaped (θ-shaped) polystyrene–poly(glycidyl methacrylate) (PS–PGMA) composite particles have been synthesized by seeded emulsion polymerization using PS seed particles pre-swollen with dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and glycidyl methacrylate (GMA).To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The […]Zhongfu Ling
- Supramolecular assembly of a poly(ionic liquid) ABC triblock copolymer with monovalent halogen bond donors Tháng 3 26, 2026Polym. Chem., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5PY01102G, CommunicationAbena Asabea Adjei, Mark Potter, Chandan Giri, Tiago Carneiro Gomes, Simon Rondeau-Gagné, Ngong Kodiah BeyehComprehensive analysis of assemblies formed by a halogen bond accepting triblock polymer and discrete donors. Cooperative halogen, π–π, and fluorine–fluorine interactions drive stoichiometry-dependent changes and tunable self-assembly behavior.To cite this article before page numbers are […]Abena Asabea Adjei
- Solubility-limited depolymerization kinetics in the glycolysis of carbonyl-containing polymers Tháng 3 25, 2026Polym. Chem., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D6PY00219F, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Shelby Watson-Sanders, Kendra Day Johnson, Sarah Barber, Alison Biery, Landri Wilcox, Nicholas J. Galan, Jackie Zheng, Tomonori Saito, Mark DadmunSolubility-controlled phase behavior dictates depolymerization kinetics in heterogeneous polymer chemical recycling.To cite this article before […]Shelby Watson-Sanders
- A novel approach to POx–chelate conjugates and a comparison of their antibacterial activity with POx systems containing amino groups Tháng 3 25, 2026Polym. Chem., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5PY01190F, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported Licence.Marcelina Bochenek, Barbara Mendrek, Agnieszka Kowalczuk, Karolina Olszowska, Łukasz Sieroń, Katarzyna Gawron, Natalia Oleszko-TorbusThis study presents a novel synthetic strategy for the preparation of antibacterial poly(2-oxazoline)-based (POx) conjugates with chelating agents.To cite this article […]Marcelina Bochenek
- Enhancing the processability of polychlorotrifluoroethylene via copolymerization with perfluoropropyl vinyl ether Tháng 3 24, 2026Polym. Chem., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D6PY00086J, PaperXincheng Wang, Shuhui Li, Daixuan Gong, Bin Du, Wei Zhao, Yanqiu Guo, Meijie Qu, Yuezhen BinA novel PCTFE-PPVE copolymer was successfully synthesized; PPVE incorporation reduces material crystallinity and melt viscosity, and the resulting copolymer shows enhanced processability.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form […]Xincheng Wang
- Development and modification of porous polymer structures in the vicinity of cellulose fibers Tháng 3 23, 2026Polym. Chem., 2026, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/D5PY01203A, Paper Open Access   This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.Sebastian Pusse, Sebastian Heinz, Waranya Limprasart, Lea Gemmer, Suteera Witayakran, Samuel Schabel, Volker Presser, Torsten Gutmann, Markus GalleiLinear and branched amphiphilic block copolymers were synthesized via anionic living polymerization to form porous structures on […]Sebastian Pusse
- Carboxylic acid α-end functionalized poly(2 oxazoline)s through benzylic CROP initiators Tháng 4 8, 2026
