Macromolecules with specific sequential arrangements of the monomer units have several amazing features, similar to DNA and RNA. As a result, polymer chemists have concentrated on the synthesis of sequence-controlled polymers, regarded as the “Holy Grail” of polymer...
High refractive index hyperbranched polymers
High refractive index (HRI) materials play an important role in optic-electronic devices. They can be widely applied as encapsulating materials to increase external quantum efficiency in OLED devices and to enhance conversion efficiency in solar cell devices....
Thermally switchable bottle-neck pores for antimicrobial dyes release
A prototype theranostic device based on thermally triggered release of a fluorescent antibiotic from polymer coated porous silicon films is developed.
Three-dimensional block copolymer nanostructures
Jiun-Tai Chen and his team at NCTU in Taiwan developed a novel method to fabricate three-dimensional block copolymer nanostructures.
Thin Films of Microporous Polymer Networks
Alex Palma-Cando and Ullrich Scherf discuss the synthesis, properties, and applications of electrochemically generated thin films of microporous polymer networks.
Board’s choice: Polymer Photocatalysts, Polymer Mechanochemistry and Multicomponent Polymerizations
The advisory board of Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics provides you with a selection of the best papers published in the journal in 2016.
Conducting Polymeric Materials
In a recent issue, Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics published a special section on conducting polymeric materials guest-edited by Søren Hvilsted.
Macromolecular Journals Writing Competition: We have a Winner
In our Macromolecular Journals Writing Competition we asked PhD students and Post-Docs to send us a short news piece on papers from the Macromolecular Journals family highlighting exceptional research. Here we present the winner.
Board's choice: analytical methods, self-assembly, glycopolymers
The advisory board of Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics provides you with a selection of the best papers published in the journal in 2015.
Hydrothermal Polymerization of Polyimides
Miriam Unterlass investigates benign alternative polymerization process yielding polymers that are typically only conceivable under harsh conditions.