Functional star polymers of alkoxysilane containing monomers are produced via GTM and later crosslinked to produce hybrid gels in a one-pot synthesis.
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Meet the Macro Awards Winners
This year, already a lot of excellent young scientists have received Macro Awards for their outstanding research in different fields of polymer science.
Grafting Thick Films by Surface-Initiated Photo-Polymerization
Modification of surfaces by grafting polymer chains from surface-anchored initiators opens vast opportunities to engineer surface properties of materials.
Inseparable: Twin Polymerization in Hybrid Material Synthesis
Twin polymerization describes the formation of two polymers starting from just one monomer in a mechanistically coupled process step.
Self-organized materials for optoelectronic applications
A recent special issue in Macromolecular Rapid Communications highlights research output on optoelectronics from a German-Korean cooperation.
En route to biological applications: self-assembled fluorescent nanoparticles
Researchers from the Netherlands present a timely overview on self-assembled fluorene or perylene based chromophores focussing on biological applications.
Polymer-based infection diagnostics
German researchers have developed dual enzyme-responsive polymeric capsules for bacterial enzyme sensing.
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Upconverting Nanoparticles and Polymers
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A Pandora's Box of New Materials – Metallopolymers
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