Functional polymers containing aminobisphosphonates are synthesized using controlled radical polymerization and post-polymerization multicomponent reactions.
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Bidirectional shape-memory effect at human body temperature
Researchers from Teltow (Germany) managed to shift the switching temperature of the reversible bidirectional shape-memory effect to the physiological range.
A supramolecular method to tune the LCST behavior of a thermoresponsive polymer
Researchers from Hangzhou, China present a supramolecular method to tune the LCST behavior of a thermoresponsive polymer using pillar[n]arenes.
Photo-induced anomalous deformation of PNIPAM gels
PNIPA gels are hybridized with uniaxially aligned inorganic liquid crystalline nanosheet and adsorbed with a dye deform anisotropically by photo-irradiation.
Advances in glycerol polymers
Glycerol polymers represent a major opportunity for replacing or complementing the current polymers used in the biomedical market.
A novel tool for microstructure separation in rubber compounds
For the first time thermal field-flow fractionation has been shown to be selective towards polymer microstructure.
Solvent vapor annealing: secondary nanostructures made easy
The solvent vapor annealing method can be utilized to introduce structural hierarchy to PCL-based fibers.
Annealing nanostructures onto electrospun fibers
Researchers have demonstrated that a simple SVA treatment can effectively inscribe secondary nanostructures onto PCL and PCL-based composite fibers.
Smart linear-dendritic block copolymers
New copolymers combine linear and dendritic structures in the same macromolecule: both blocks can be exploited to achieve excellent functionalities.
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