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Kiebala DJ, Dodero A, Weder C, Schrettl S. Optical Monitoring of Supramolecular Interactions in Polymers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024:e202405922. [PMID: 38860450 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202405922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2024] [Revised: 05/07/2024] [Accepted: 05/15/2024] [Indexed: 06/12/2024]
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Many stimuli-responsive materials harness the reversible association of supramolecular binding motifs to enable advanced functionalities such as self-healing, switchable adhesion, or mechanical adaptation. Despite extensive research into the structure-property relationships of these materials, direct correlations between molecular-level changes in supramolecular binding and macroscopic material behaviors have mostly remained elusive. Here, we show that this challenge can be overcome with supramolecular binding motifs featuring integrated binding indicators. We demonstrate this using a novel motif that combines a hydrogen-bonding ureido-4-pyrimidinone (UPy) with two strategically placed pyrene fluorophores. Dimerization of this motif promotes pyrene excimer formation, facilitating the straightforward optical quantification of supramolecular assembly under various conditions. We exploit the new motif as a supramolecular cross-linker in poly(methyl acrylate)s to probe the extent of (dis)assembly as a function of cross-linker content, processing history, and applied stimuli. We demonstrate that the stimuli-induced dissociation of hydrogen-bonding linkages strongly depends on the initial cross-link density, which also dictates whether the force-induced dissociation in polymer films correlates with the applied stress or strain. Thus, beyond introducing a robust tool for the in situ study of dynamic (dis)assembly mechanisms in supramolecular systems, our findings provide new insights into the mechanoresponsive behavior of such materials.
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- Derek J Kiebala
- Adolphe Merkle Institute (AMI), University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, 1700, Fribourg, Switzerland
- National Competence Center in Research Bio-inspired Materials, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, 1700, Fribourg, Switzerland
- Department of Chemistry, University of Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, 55128, Mainz, Germany
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- Adolphe Merkle Institute (AMI), University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, 1700, Fribourg, Switzerland
- National Competence Center in Research Bio-inspired Materials, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, 1700, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Adolphe Merkle Institute (AMI), University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, 1700, Fribourg, Switzerland
- National Competence Center in Research Bio-inspired Materials, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, 1700, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Adolphe Merkle Institute (AMI), University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, 1700, Fribourg, Switzerland
- National Competence Center in Research Bio-inspired Materials, University of Fribourg, Chemin des Verdiers 4, 1700, Fribourg, Switzerland
- TUM School of Life Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Maximus-von-Imhof-Forum 2, 85354, Freising, Germany
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Xiang W, Xia J. Synthesis of Novel (Meth)acrylates with Variable Hydrogen Bond Interaction and Their Application in a Clear Viscoelastic Film. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:13644-13654. [PMID: 38559987 PMCID: PMC10976382 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c07566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2023] [Revised: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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Clear viscoelastic films (CVFs) have many applications in the display industry. Acrylic monomers containing a hydrogen bond (H-monomer) are often used in the preparation of CVF to increase the cohesion and form favorable interactions with the display substrate. Common H-monomers face a counterbalance between the glass transition temperature (Tg) and the hydrogen-bonding association constant (Ka). Strong hydrogen bonding often leads to a high Tg and high modulus, which are unfavorable in certain applications such as foldable display. To solve these problems, four types of hydrogen-bonding (meth)acrylic monomers (carbamate acrylate, carbamate methacrylate, urea acrylate, and urea methacrylate) with different Ka and Tg were readily synthesized. Among them, urea acrylates displayed the highest Ka while still maintaining moderate Tg. These H-monomers were copolymerized with 2-ethylhexyl acrylate (EHA) and cross-linked to obtain a series of copolymers (H-copolymers) as pressure-sensitive adhesives. After the characterization of rheology, optics, and peel adhesion, urea-acrylic H-copolymers showed the best overall performance by combining great optical property (>98% in transmittance, < 1% in haze) and mechanical performance (8-12 N/25 mm in peel adhesion, 84-92% in creep recovery). This work provides a new path to prepare acrylic CVF for flexible display application.
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- Weizhong Xiang
- South China Advanced Institute
for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter,
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent
Hybrid Materials and Devices, South China
University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- South China Advanced Institute
for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Emergent Soft Matter,
Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional and Intelligent
Hybrid Materials and Devices, South China
University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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Ye H, Wu B, Sun S, Wu P. Self-compliant ionic skin by leveraging hierarchical hydrogen bond association. Nat Commun 2024; 15:885. [PMID: 38287011 PMCID: PMC10825218 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45079-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 01/31/2024] Open
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Robust interfacial compliance is essential for long-term physiological monitoring via skin-mountable ionic materials. Unfortunately, existing epidermal ionic skins are not compliant and durable enough to accommodate the time-varying deformations of convoluted skin surface, due to an imbalance in viscosity and elasticity. Here we introduce a self-compliant ionic skin that consistently works at the critical gel point state with almost equal viscosity and elasticity over a super-wide frequency range. The material is designed by leveraging hierarchical hydrogen bond association, allowing for the continuous release of polymer strands to create topological entanglements as complementary crosslinks. By embodying properties of rapid stress relaxation, softness, ionic conductivity, self-healability, flaw-insensitivity, self-adhesion, and water-resistance, this ionic skin fosters excellent interfacial compliance with cyclically deforming substrates, and facilitates the acquisition of high-fidelity electrophysiological signals with alleviated motion artifacts. The presented strategy is generalizable and could expand the applicability of epidermal ionic skins to more complex service conditions.
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- Huating Ye
- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Center for Advanced Low-dimension Materials, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China
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- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science (JCNS) at Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Zentrum (MLZ) Forschungszentrum Jülich, Lichtenbergstr. 1, 85748, Garching, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Center for Advanced Low-dimension Materials, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering & Center for Advanced Low-dimension Materials, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China.
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Afewerki S, Edlund U. Unlocking the Power of Multicatalytic Synergistic Transformation: toward Environmentally Adaptable Organohydrogel. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024; 36:e2306657. [PMID: 37824080 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202306657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Revised: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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A sustainable and efficient multicatalytic chemical transformation approach is devised for the development of all-biobased environmentally adaptable polymers and gels with multifunctional properties. The catalytic system, utilizing Lignin aluminum nanoparticles (AlNPs)-aluminum ions (Al3+ ), synergistically combines multiple catalytic cycles to create robust, mechanically stable, and versatile organohydrogels. Single catalytic cycles alone fail to achieve desired results, highlighting the importance of cooperatively combining different cycles for successful outcomes. The transformation involves free radical crosslinking, reversible quinone-catechol reactions, and an autocatalytic mechanism, resulting in a dual crosslinking strategy that incorporates both covalent and ionic crosslinking. This approach creates a dynamic gel system with combined energy dissipation and storage mechanisms. The engineered organohydrogels demonstrate vital multifunctionalities such as good thermal stability, self-healing, and adhesive properties, flame-retardancy, mechanical resilience and durability, conductivity, viscoelastic properties, environmental adaptability, and resistance to extreme conditions such as freezing and drying. The developed catalytic technology and resulting gels hold significant potential for applications in flexible electronics, energy storage, actuators, and sensors.
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- Samson Afewerki
- Fibre and Polymer Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, SE 100 44, Sweden
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- Fibre and Polymer Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, SE 100 44, Sweden
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Song J, Holten-Andersen N, McKinley GH. Non-Maxwellian viscoelastic stress relaxations in soft matter. SOFT MATTER 2023; 19:7885-7906. [PMID: 37846782 DOI: 10.1039/d3sm00736g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2023]
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Viscoelastic stress relaxation is a basic characteristic of soft matter systems such as colloids, gels, and biological networks. Although the Maxwell model of linear viscoelasticity provides a classical description of stress relaxation, it is often not sufficient for capturing the complex relaxation dynamics of soft matter. In this Tutorial, we introduce and discuss the physics of non-Maxwellian linear stress relaxation as observed in soft materials, the ascribed origins of this effect in different systems, and appropriate models that can be used to capture this relaxation behavior. We provide a basic toolkit that can assist the understanding and modeling of the mechanical relaxation of soft materials for diverse applications.
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- Jake Song
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA 18015, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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Rao A, Olsen BD. Structural and dynamic heterogeneity in associative networks formed by artificially engineered protein polymers. SOFT MATTER 2023; 19:6314-6328. [PMID: 37560814 DOI: 10.1039/d3sm00150d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/11/2023]
Abstract
This work investigates static gel structure and cooperative multi-chain motion in associative networks using a well-defined model system composed of artificial coiled-coil proteins. The combination of small-angle and ultra-small-angle neutron scattering provides evidence for three static length scales irrespective of protein gel design which are attributed to correlations arising from the blob length, inter-junction spacing, and multi-chain density fluctuations. Self-diffusion measurements using forced Rayleigh scattering demonstrate an apparent superdiffusive regime in all gels studied, reflecting a transition between distinct "slow" and "fast" diffusive species. The interconversion between the two diffusive modes occurs on a length scale on the order of the largest correlation length observed by neutron scattering, suggesting a possible caging effect. Comparison of the self-diffusive behavior with characteristic molecular length scales and the single-sticker dissociation time inferred from tracer diffusion measurements supports the primarily single-chain mechanisms of self-diffusion as previously conceptualized. The step size of the slow mode is comparable to the root-mean-square length of the midblock strands, consistent with a single-chain walking mode rather than collective motion of multi-chain aggregates. The transition to the fast mode occurs on a timescale 10-1000 times the single-sticker dissociation time, which is consistent with the onset of single-molecule hopping. Finally, the terminal diffusivity depends exponentially on the number of stickers per chain, further suggesting that long-range diffusion occurs by molecular hopping rather than sticky Rouse motion of larger assemblies. Collectively, the results suggest that diffusion of multi-chain clusters is dominated by the single-chain pictures proposed in previous coarse-grained modeling.
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- Ameya Rao
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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Ruiz-Franco J, Tauber J, van der Gucht J. Cross-linker Mobility Governs Fracture Behavior of Catch-Bonded Networks. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2023; 130:118203. [PMID: 37001087 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.130.118203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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While most chemical bonds weaken under the action of mechanical force (called slip bond behavior), nature has developed bonds that do the opposite: their lifetime increases as force is applied. While such catch bonds have been studied quite extensively at the single molecule level and in adhesive contacts, recent work has shown that they are also abundantly present as crosslinkers in the actin cytoskeleton. However, their role and the mechanism by which they operate in these networks have remained unclear. Here, we present computer simulations that show how polymer networks crosslinked with either slip or catch bonds respond to mechanical stress. Our results reveal that catch bonding may be required to protect dynamic networks against fracture, in particular for mobile linkers that can diffuse freely after unbinding. While mobile slip bonds lead to networks that are very weak at high stresses, mobile catch bonds accumulate in high stress regions and thereby stabilize cracks, leading to a more ductile fracture behavior. This allows cells to combine structural adaptivity at low stresses with mechanical stability at high stresses.
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- José Ruiz-Franco
- Physical Chemistry and Soft Matter, Wageningen University and Research, Stippeneng 4, 6708WE Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Physical Chemistry and Soft Matter, Wageningen University and Research, Stippeneng 4, 6708WE Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Physical Chemistry and Soft Matter, Wageningen University and Research, Stippeneng 4, 6708WE Wageningen, Netherlands
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Zimny S, Tarnacka M, Wojnarowska Z, Heczko D, Maksym P, Paluch M, Kamiński K. Impact of the graft’ structure on the behavior of PMMS-based brushes. High pressure studies. POLYMER 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2023.125790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/21/2023]
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Crespo-Cuevas V, Ferguson VL, Vernerey F. Poroviscoelasto-plasticity of agarose-based hydrogels. SOFT MATTER 2023; 19:790-806. [PMID: 36625244 DOI: 10.1039/d2sm01356h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Agarose gels are excellent candidates for tissue engineering as they are tunable, viscoelastic, and show a pronounced strain-stiffening response. These characteristics make them ideal to create in vitro environments to grow cells and develop tissues. As in many other biopolymers, viscoelasticity and poroelasticity coexist as time-dependent behaviors in agarose gels. While the viscoelastic behavior of these hydrogels has been considered using both phenomenological and continuum models, there remains a lack of connection between the underlying physics and the macroscopic material response. Through a finite element analysis and complimentary experiments, we evaluated the complex time-dependent mechanical response of agarose gels in various conditions. We then conceptualized these gels as a dynamic network where the global dissociation/association rate of intermolecular bonds is described as a combination of a fast rate native to double helices forming between aligned agarose molecules and a slow rate of the agarose molecules present in the clusters. Using the foundation of the transient network theory, we developed a physics-based constitutive model that accurately describes agarose behavior. Integrating experimental results and model prediction, we demonstrated that the fast dissociation/association rate follows a nonlinear force-dependent response, whose exponential evolution agrees with Eyring's model based on the transition state theory. Overall, our results establish a more accurate understanding of the time-dependent mechanics of agarose gels and provide a model that can inform design of a variety of biopolymers with a similar network topology.
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- Victor Crespo-Cuevas
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA.
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA.
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Liang H, Yoshimoto K, Kitabata M, Yamamoto U, de Pablo JJ. Multiscale rheology model for entangled Nylon 6 melts. JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/pol.20220434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Heyi Liang
- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering The University of Chicago Chicago Illinois USA
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- Advanced Materials Research Laboratories Toray Indurstires Inc. Otsu Shiga Japan
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- Advanced Materials Research Laboratories Toray Indurstires Inc. Otsu Shiga Japan
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- Advanced Materials Research Laboratories Toray Indurstires Inc. Otsu Shiga Japan
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering The University of Chicago Chicago Illinois USA
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Chen H, Tong K. The Contributions of Supramolecular Kinetics to Dynamics of Supramolecular Polymers. Chempluschem 2022; 87:e202200279. [PMID: 36229412 DOI: 10.1002/cplu.202200279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2022] [Revised: 09/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Supramolecular polymers exhibit well-controlled dynamics with fascinating capacity for remodeling, self-healing, and stimuli-responsiveness. Supramolecular kinetics of non-covalent bonds is a dominant control handle among the relevant factors to tailor dynamics of supramolecular polymers. This Review focuses on elucidating how supramolecular kinetics dictates the polymer dynamics in supramolecular polymer systems. The ways to tailor supramolecular kinetics are firstly examined as prerequisites for structure-activity study of supramolecular polymers. We next discuss the role of supramolecular kinetics in supramolecular polymers under different polymer architectures by the combination of both of theoretical and experimental studies. Finally, we conclude by discussing the existing challenges and opportunities in the current studies.
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- Hao Chen
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Special Functional Aggregated Materials, Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, P. R. China
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- Beijing Institute of Aerospace Testing Technology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Research and Application for Aerospace Green Propellants, Beijing, 100074, P. R. China
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Zhang XN, Du C, Wang YJ, Hou LX, Du M, Zheng Q, Wu ZL. Influence of the α-Methyl Group on Elastic-To-Glassy Transition of Supramolecular Hydrogels with Hydrogen-Bond Associations. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c00829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Xin Ning Zhang
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Shi Y, Askounis E, Plamthottam R, Libby T, Peng Z, Youssef K, Pu J, Pelrine R, Pei Q. A processable, high-performance dielectric elastomer and multilayering process. Science 2022; 377:228-232. [DOI: 10.1126/science.abn0099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Dielectric elastomers (DEs) can act as deformable capacitors that generate mechanical work in response to an electric field. DEs are often based on commercial acrylic and silicone elastomers. Acrylics require prestretching to achieve high actuation strains and lack processing flexibility. Silicones allow for processability and rapid response but produce much lower strains. In this work, a processable, high-performance dielectric elastomer (PHDE) with a bimodal network structure is synthesized, and its electromechanical properties are tailored by adjusting cross-linkers and hydrogen bonding within the elastomer network. The PHDE exhibits a maximum areal strain of 190% and maintains strains higher than 110% at 2 hertz without prestretching. A dry stacking process with high efficiency, scalability, and yield enables multilayer actuators that maintain the high actuation performance of single-layer films.
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- Ye Shi
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- ZJU-UIUC Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- SRI International, Menlo Park, CA, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Liu G, Fang D, Dan Y, Luo H, Luo C, Niu Y, Li G. Influence of ionic liquids on the chain dynamics and enthalpy relaxation of poly(methyl methacrylate). Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:16388-16396. [PMID: 35762774 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp02223k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Imidazolium ionic liquids (ILs) with various alkyl chain lengths on the cations ([Cnmim]+, n = 2, 4 and 8) and different combined anions ([TFSI]- and [PF6]-) were blended with poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), and the effects of the IL structure on the chain dynamics of PMMA were experimentally investigated by rheology and DSC measurements combined with a simulation method. The results indicate that the interaction between PMMA and ILs becomes stronger as the alkyl chain length on the imidazolium ring increases or the anion changes from [PF6]- to [TFSI]-. As a result, a higher critical entanglement concentration and a larger entanglement molecular weight of PMMA were found in [C8mim][TFSI] due to the stiffer conformation. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations further demonstrated stronger interactions between PMMA and ILs with longer cationic alkyl chain lengths or [TFSI]- anions, which showed smaller Flory-Huggins interaction parameters and larger radii of gyration, Rg. However, the larger size of alkyl chains or [TFSI]- anions produced a larger free volume in the system as evidenced by positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS), which competed with the molecular interaction and dominated the segmental motion. Therefore, a lower Tg and accelerated segmental relaxation were observed. Compared to alkyl chain length, the effect of anions on the interactions between ILs and PMMA is more prominent.
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- Gang Liu
- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering of China, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering of China, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering of China, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering of China, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering of China, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering of China, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering of China, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
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Interplay of Crosslinking Structures and Segmental Dynamics in Solid-Liquid Elastomers. CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10118-022-2742-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Cui Z, Zhang Y, Zhu C, Song L, Wang J, Jin Q, Su Q, Qi D. Effect of melting temperatures on the orientation and rheology of polyacrylate/silica (
PAcr
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SiO
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) composite microspheres in twin‐screw extruder. J Appl Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/app.52648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Zhonglan Cui
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology and Engineering Research Center for Eco‐Dyeing & Finishing of Textiles Zhejiang Sci‐Tech University Hangzhou PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology and Engineering Research Center for Eco‐Dyeing & Finishing of Textiles Zhejiang Sci‐Tech University Hangzhou PR China
- Key Laboratory of Green Cleaning Technology & Detergent of Zhejiang Province Lishui PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology and Engineering Research Center for Eco‐Dyeing & Finishing of Textiles Zhejiang Sci‐Tech University Hangzhou PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology and Engineering Research Center for Eco‐Dyeing & Finishing of Textiles Zhejiang Sci‐Tech University Hangzhou PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology and Engineering Research Center for Eco‐Dyeing & Finishing of Textiles Zhejiang Sci‐Tech University Hangzhou PR China
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- Yiwu Zhongli Industry and Trade Co., Ltd. Yiwu PR China
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- Yiwu Zhongli Industry and Trade Co., Ltd. Yiwu PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology and Engineering Research Center for Eco‐Dyeing & Finishing of Textiles Zhejiang Sci‐Tech University Hangzhou PR China
- Key Laboratory of Green Cleaning Technology & Detergent of Zhejiang Province Lishui PR China
- Zhejiang Provincial Engineering Research Center for Green and Low‐carbon Dyeing & Finishing Zhejiang Sci‐Tech University Hangzhou PR China
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Uzabakiriho PC, Wang M, Ma C, Zhao G. Stretchable, breathable, and highly sensitive capacitive and self-powered electronic skin based on core-shell nanofibers. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:6600-6611. [PMID: 35421886 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr00444e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Fiber-based nanostructures are greatly desired for the improvement of wearable/flexible electronics, which are expected to be stretchable, conformable, flexible, and long-term. Herein, an ultra-stretchable, breathable, and highly sensitive flexible capacitive tactile sensor and triboelectric effect core-shell nanofibers are proposed. In particular, core-shell ionic TPU/PVDF-HFP nanofibers are effectively prepared by an electrospinning approach. The core-shell ionic TPU/PVDF-HFP nanofibers exhibit high performance as a capacitive flexible sensor with high sensitivity (0.718 kPa-1) in a low linear pressure range (0-1.2 kPa), an ultralow detection limit (7 Pa), a rapid response and recovery time, and excellent stability. Moreover, we assembled a self-powered pressure sensor, which has a sensitivity of 0.071 V kPa-1 in the high linear pressure range of 90 kPa to 400 kPa. The increase in the inductive charges of the nanofiber layer allows it to work as an energy harvester with a high power density (1.6 W m-2) that can light up 100 LEDs instantly. These remarkable results allow the capacitive flexible devices to be applied in various applications, such as spatial pressure mapping, bending angle detection, soft grabbing, and physiological signal monitoring.
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- Pierre Claver Uzabakiriho
- Department of Electronic Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Road JinZhai 96, Hefei 230027, P. R. China.
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- Department of Electronic Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Road JinZhai 96, Hefei 230027, P. R. China.
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- Department of Electronic Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Road JinZhai 96, Hefei 230027, P. R. China.
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- Department of Electronic Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Road JinZhai 96, Hefei 230027, P. R. China.
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Mili M, Hashmi SAR, Ather M, Hada V, Markandeya N, Kamble S, Mohapatra M, Rathore SKS, Srivastava AK, Verma S. Novel lignin as
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binder for various sectors—A review. J Appl Polym Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/app.51951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- Medha Mili
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research‐Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI) Bhopal India
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- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research‐Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI) Bhopal India
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- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research‐Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI) Bhopal India
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- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research‐Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI) Bhopal India
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- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research–National Chemical Laboratory Pune India
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- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research–National Chemical Laboratory Pune India
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- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research–Institute of Minerals and Materials Technology Bhubaneswar Odisha India
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- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research‐Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI) Bhopal India
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- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research‐Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI) Bhopal India
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- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research‐Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute (AMPRI) Bhopal India
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Mondal S, Lessard JJ, Meena CL, Sanjayan GJ, Sumerlin BS. Janus Cross-links in Supramolecular Networks. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:845-853. [PMID: 34984901 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c10606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Thermosets composed of cross-linked polymers demonstrate enhanced thermal, solvent, chemical, and dimensional stability as compared to their non-cross-linked counterparts. However, these often-desirable material properties typically come at the expense of reprocessability, recyclability, and healability. One solution to this challenge comes from the construction of polymers that are reversibly cross-linked. We relied on lessons from Nature to present supramolecular polymer networks comprised of cooperative Janus-faced hydrogen bonded cross-links. A triazine-based guanine-cytosine base (GCB) with two complementary faces capable of self-assembly through three hydrogen bonding sites was incorporated into poly(butyl acrylate) to create a reprocessable and recyclable network. Rheological experiments and dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) were employed to investigate the flow behavior of copolymers with randomly distributed GCB units of varying incorporation. Our studies revealed that the cooperativity of multiple hydrogen bonding faces yields excellent network integrity evidenced by a rubbery plateau that spanned the widest temperature range yet reported for any supramolecular network. To verify that each Janus-faced motif engages in multiple cross-links, we studied the effects of local concentration of the incorporated GCB units within the polymer chain. Mechanical strength improved by colocalizing the GCB within a block copolymer morphology. This enhanced performance revealed that the number of effective cross-links in the network increased with the local concentration of hydrogen bonding units. Overall, this study demonstrates that cooperative noncovalent interactions introduced through Janus-faced hydrogen bonding moieties confers excellent network stability and predictable viscoelastic flow behavior in supramolecular networks.
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- Swagata Mondal
- George & Josephine Butler Polymer Research Laboratory, Center of Macromolecular Science & Engineering, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- George & Josephine Butler Polymer Research Laboratory, Center of Macromolecular Science & Engineering, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Organic Chemistry Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr. Homi Bhaba Road, Pune 411008, India
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- Organic Chemistry Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL), Dr. Homi Bhaba Road, Pune 411008, India
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- George & Josephine Butler Polymer Research Laboratory, Center of Macromolecular Science & Engineering, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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Messiha M, Frank A, Arbeiter F, Pinter G. How hydrogen bonds influence the slow crack growth resistance of polyamide 12. POLYMER 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2021.124437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Xu J, Wang X, Ruan H, Zhang X, Zhang Y, Yang Z, Wang Q, Wang T. Recent Advances in High-strength and High-toughness Polyurethanes Based on Supramolecular Interactions. Polym Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2py00269h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Recent developments in supramolecular chemistry have generated increasing interest in supramolecular polymers and opened a window for the exploitation of various supramolecular polymeric materials and their multifunctional composites. High-performance polyurethanes,...
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In contrast to conventional hard actuators, soft actuators offer many vivid advantages, such as improved flexibility, adaptability, and reconfigurability, which are intrinsic to living systems. These properties make them particularly promising for different applications, including soft electronics, surgery, drug delivery, artificial organs, or prosthesis. The additional degree of freedom for soft actuatoric devices can be provided through the use of intelligent materials, which are able to change their structure, macroscopic properties, and shape under the influence of external signals. The use of such intelligent materials allows a substantial reduction of a device's size, which enables a number of applications that cannot be realized by externally powered systems. This review aims to provide an overview of the properties of intelligent synthetic and living/natural materials used for the fabrication of soft robotic devices. We discuss basic physical/chemical properties of the main kinds of materials (elastomers, gels, shape memory polymers and gels, liquid crystalline elastomers, semicrystalline ferroelectric polymers, gels and hydrogels, other swelling polymers, materials with volume change during melting/crystallization, materials with tunable mechanical properties, and living and naturally derived materials), how they are related to actuation and soft robotic application, and effects of micro/macro structures on shape transformation, fabrication methods, and we highlight selected applications.
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- Indra Apsite
- Faculty of Engineering Science, Department of Biofabrication, University of Bayreuth, Ludwig Thoma Str. 36A, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Department of Biomaterials, Center of Energy Technology und Materials Science, University of Bayreuth, Prof.-Rüdiger-Bormann-Straße 1, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Faculty of Engineering Science, Department of Biofabrication, University of Bayreuth, Ludwig Thoma Str. 36A, 95447 Bayreuth, Germany.,Bavarian Polymer Institute, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstr. 30, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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Wu S, Chen Q. Advances and New Opportunities in the Rheology of Physically and Chemically Reversible Polymers. Macromolecules 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c01605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Shilong Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, China
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Wang CC, Zhang R, Li S, Huang G, Tang M, Xu YX. Influence of Oligopeptide Length and Distribution on Polyisoprene Properties. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:polym13244408. [PMID: 34960958 PMCID: PMC8708911 DOI: 10.3390/polym13244408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The tuning of binding modes of polar groups is the key step to mimicking the structure and properties of natural rubber through the molecular design of synthetic polyisoprenes. Herein, the ordering and binding distances of oligopeptides could be altered systematically by changing their lengths and distribution along the polyisoprene chain, which impose huge impacts on the mechanical properties and chain dynamics of green rubber. In detail, a series of peptide-functionalized polyisoprenes with terminal blocks (B-2A-PIP, B-3A-PIP) or random sequences (R-2A-PIP, R-3A-PIP) are fabricated by using dipeptides (2A) or tripeptides (3A) as crosslinkers to explore the mechanism of terminal interaction on mechanism properties and chain dynamics. B-4A-PIP and R-4A-PIP served as control samples. It is found that the increased oligopeptide length and the block distribution improves the mechanical properties and confine the chain movement by elevate the contents of ordered and compact microstructures, which is indicated by XRD, broadband dielectric spectroscopy (BDS) and consistent with the result of molecular dynamics simulation. New relaxation signals belonging to oligopeptide aggregates are found which showed elevated dielectric strengths upon temperatures increase. Additionally, it also reveals that the binding modes of oligopeptide do not significantly influence the entanglements of polyisoprene.
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Sienkiewicz A, Czub P. Rheological Analysis of the Synthesis of High-Molecular-Weight Epoxy Resins from Modified Soybean Oil and Bisphenol A or BPA-Based Epoxy Resins. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 14:6770. [PMID: 34832171 PMCID: PMC8624956 DOI: 10.3390/ma14226770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2021] [Revised: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The research undertaken in this work is one of the examples of the engineering of modern polymer materials. This manuscript presents studies on the gelation process which might occur during the synthesis of epoxy resin using the modified vegetable oil via the epoxy fusion process conducted in bulk. Based on obtained results we determined rheological parameters related to the properties of reacting mixture during the polyaddition process, especially before and after occurring the phenomenon of gelation (via (1) theoretical determination of the gel point using the degree of conversion of reactants before occurring the gelation process of reacting mixture and (2) experimentally-the dynamic mechanical properties such as storage modulus, G'; loss modulus, G″; and loss tangent, tg δ). Theoretical investigations show that for both systems: epoxidized soybean oil and bisphenol A (ESBO_BPA), as well as the hydroxylated soybean oil and low molecular weight epoxy resin (SMEG_EPR), theoretical values of the degree of conversion at the gel point are characterized by similar values (ESBO_BPA: xgel-theoretical = 0.620, xgel-theoretical = 0.620 and SMEG_EPR: xgel-theoretical = 0.614, xgel-experiment = 0.630, respectively), while the one determined based on the initial assumptions are greater than the above-mentioned (ESBO_BPA: xgel-assumed = 0.696 and SMEG_EPR: xgel-assumed = 0.667). Moreover, experimental studies in the viscoelastic fluid stage showed that the SMEG_EPR system is characterized by lower values of G' and G″, which indicates lower elasticity and lower viscosity than the epoxidized derivative. It was found that alike during the conventional polyaddition reaction, both systems initially are homogeneous liquids of increasing viscosity. Wherein gradual increase in viscosity of the reaction mixture is related to the fusion of oligomer molecules and the formation of higher molecular weight products. In the critical stage of the process, known as the gelation point, the reaction mixture converts into the solid form, containing an insoluble cross-linked polymer.
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Polymers, Cracow University of Technology, Warszawska Str. 24, 31-155 Cracow, Poland;
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Hong W, Lin J, Tian X, Wang L. Linear and nonlinear viscoelasticity of self-associative hydrogen-bonded polymers. POLYMER 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2021.124301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Wang J, Bao J, Zhou J, Li X, Zhang X, Chen W. Effects of physical aging on the self‐healing, shape memory, and crystallization behaviors of hydrogen‐bonded supramolecular polymers. JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/pol.20210657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Jiantao Wang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering Zhejiang Sci‐Tech University Hangzhou China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Zhejiang Sci‐Tech University Hangzhou China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Zhejiang Sci‐Tech University Hangzhou China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Zhejiang Sci‐Tech University Hangzhou China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Zhejiang Sci‐Tech University Hangzhou China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Zhejiang Sci‐Tech University Hangzhou China
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Scott SS, Roşca SC, Gilmour DJ, Brant P, Schafer LL. Commodity Polymers to Functional Aminated Materials: Single-Step and Atom-Economic Synthesis by Hydroaminoalkylation. ACS Macro Lett 2021; 10:1266-1272. [PMID: 35549039 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.1c00519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Hydroaminoalkylation (HAA) is demonstrated to be a promising postpolymerization route to catalytically prepare amine-functionalized atactic polypropylene. Using a recently reported tantalum catalyst supported by a N,O-chelating cyclic ureate ligand, vinyl-terminated polypropylene (VTPP) is transformed into both aryl and alkyl secondary amine-terminated polyolefins. Early transition-metal-catalyzed hydroaminoalkylation avoids protection/deprotection protocols typically required for secondary amine synthesis. This single-step reaction can be performed at multigram scale with minimal solvent and is atom economic, thereby allowing for optimized product isolation. Materials are characterized by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy, IR spectroscopy, DSC, and TGA. The utility of the reactive and unprotected amine terminus is highlighted by the installation of a fluorescent end group and the assembly of a graft copolymer by condensation of the secondary amine terminus with carboxylic acid moieties.
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- Sabrina S Scott
- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada.,a2o Advanced Materials Inc., 2360 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- a2o Advanced Materials Inc., 2360 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, 2036 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada.,a2o Advanced Materials Inc., 2360 East Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
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Liu S, Zhang Z, Chen Q, Matsumiya Y, Watanabe H. Nonlinear Rheology of Telechelic Ionomers Based on Sodium Sulfonate and Carboxylate. Macromolecules 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c01350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Shuang Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 130022 Changchun, P. R. China
- University of Science and Technology of China, 230026 Hefei, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 130022 Changchun, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 130022 Changchun, P. R. China
- University of Science and Technology of China, 230026 Hefei, P. R. China
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, 611-0011 Uji, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, 611-0011 Uji, Japan
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Yin J, Xiao H, Xu P, Yang J, Fan Z, Ke Y, Ouyang X, Liu GX, Sun TL, Tang L, Cheng SZD, Yin P. Polymer Topology Reinforced Synergistic Interactions among Nanoscale Molecular Clusters for Impact Resistance with Facile Processability and Recoverability. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202108196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Jia‐Fu Yin
- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Transportation State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Building Science South China University of, Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
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- China Spallation Neutron Source Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Neutron Scattering Science and Technology Chinese Academy of Science Dongguan 523000 China
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- Center for Advanced Low-Dimension Materials College of Material Science and Engineering Donghua University Shanghai 201620 China
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- Center for Advanced Low-Dimension Materials College of Material Science and Engineering Donghua University Shanghai 201620 China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Transportation State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Building Science South China University of, Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices South China University of Technology Guangzhou 510640 China
- China Spallation Neutron Source Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Neutron Scattering Science and Technology Chinese Academy of Science Dongguan 523000 China
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Yin JF, Xiao H, Xu P, Yang J, Fan Z, Ke Y, Ouyang X, Liu GX, Sun TL, Tang L, Cheng SZD, Yin P. Polymer Topology Reinforced Synergistic Interactions among Nanoscale Molecular Clusters for Impact Resistance with Facile Processability and Recoverability. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:22212-22218. [PMID: 34375017 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202108196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2021] [Revised: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The intrinsic conflicts between mechanical performances and processability are main challenges to develop cost-effective impact-resistant materials from polymers and their composites. Herein, polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSSs) are integrated as side chains to the polymer backbones. The one-dimension (1D) rigid topology imposes strong space confinements to realize synergistic interactions among POSS units, reinforcing the correlations among polymer chains. The afforded composites demonstrate unprecedented mechanical properties with ultra-stretchability, high rate-dependent strength, superior impact-resistant capacity as well as feasible processability/recoverability. The hierarchical structures of the hybrid polymers enable the co-existence of multiple dynamic relaxations that are responsible for fast energy dissipation and high mechanical strengths. The effective synergistic correlation strategy paves a new pathway for the design of advanced cluster-based materials.
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- Jia-Fu Yin
- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Transportation, State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Building Science, South China University of, Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- China Spallation Neutron Source, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Neutron Scattering Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Science, Dongguan, 523000, China
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- Center for Advanced Low-Dimension Materials, College of Material Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China
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- Center for Advanced Low-Dimension Materials, College of Material Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai, 201620, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- School of Civil Engineering and Transportation, State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Building Science, South China University of, Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China.,China Spallation Neutron Source, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Neutron Scattering Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Science, Dongguan, 523000, China
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Boucher D, Madsen J, Yu L, Huang Q, Caussé N, Pébère N, Ladmiral V, Negrell C. Polystyrene Hybrid-Vitrimer Based on the Hemiacetal Ester Exchange Reaction. Macromolecules 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c00948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- David Boucher
- ICGM, Univ Montpellier, ENSCM, CNRS, Montpellier, France
- CIRIMAT UMR 5085-CNRS, UT, INPT, UPS, ENSIACET, 4 Allée Emile Monso, CS
44362, 31030 Toulouse, France
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- Danish Polymer Centre, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Danish Polymer Centre, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- Danish Polymer Centre, Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- CIRIMAT UMR 5085-CNRS, UT, INPT, UPS, ENSIACET, 4 Allée Emile Monso, CS
44362, 31030 Toulouse, France
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- CIRIMAT UMR 5085-CNRS, UT, INPT, UPS, ENSIACET, 4 Allée Emile Monso, CS
44362, 31030 Toulouse, France
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- ICGM, Univ Montpellier, ENSCM, CNRS, Montpellier, France
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Ghiassinejad S, Mortensen K, Rostamitabar M, Malineni J, Fustin CA, van Ruymbeke E. Dynamics and Structure of Metallo-supramolecular Polymers Based on Short Telechelic Precursors. Macromolecules 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c00373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Sina Ghiassinejad
- Bio and Soft Matter Division, Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, Université catholique de Louvain, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, 1165 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Bio and Soft Matter Division, Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, Université catholique de Louvain, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Bio and Soft Matter Division, Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, Université catholique de Louvain, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Bio and Soft Matter Division, Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, Université catholique de Louvain, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Bio and Soft Matter Division, Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, Université catholique de Louvain, 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Du C, Zhang XN, Sun TL, Du M, Zheng Q, Wu ZL. Hydrogen-Bond Association-Mediated Dynamics and Viscoelastic Properties of Tough Supramolecular Hydrogels. Macromolecules 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c00152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Cong Du
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, School of Molecular Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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Kashiwagi Y, Urakawa O, Zhao S, Takashima Y, Harada A, Inoue T. Dynamics of the Topological Network Formed by Movable Crosslinks: Effect of Sliding Motion on Dielectric and Viscoelastic Relaxation Behavior. Macromolecules 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c02568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Yu Kashiwagi
- Department of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
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- Department of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
- Institute for Advanced Co-Creation Studies, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- Department of Macromolecular Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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Karuth A, Alesadi A, Xia W, Rasulev B. Predicting glass transition of amorphous polymers by application of cheminformatics and molecular dynamics simulations. POLYMER 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2021.123495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Aguirresarobe RH, Nevejans S, Reck B, Irusta L, Sardon H, Asua JM, Ballard N. Healable and self-healing polyurethanes using dynamic chemistry. Prog Polym Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2021.101362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ahmadi M, Ghanavati M. Dynamics of self-healing supramolecular guanine-modified poly(n-butyl methacrylate-co-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) copolymers. POLYMER 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2020.123117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Sattar MA, Patnaik A. Design Principles of Interfacial Dynamic Bonds in Self‐Healing Materials: What are the Parameters? Chem Asian J 2020; 15:4215-4240. [DOI: 10.1002/asia.202001157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Revised: 10/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Mohammad Abdul Sattar
- Colloid and Interface Chemistry Laboratory Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai 600036 India
- R&D Centre MRF Limited Chennai 600019 India
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- Colloid and Interface Chemistry Laboratory Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai 600036 India
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Yavitt BM, Fei H, Kopanati GN, Winter HH, Watkins JJ. Liquid‐to‐solid
transitions in
nanoparticle‐filled
brush block copolymer composites. JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/pol.20200523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Benjamin M. Yavitt
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst Massachusetts USA
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst Massachusetts USA
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst Massachusetts USA
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst Massachusetts USA
- Department of Chemical Engineering University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst Massachusetts USA
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst Massachusetts USA
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Yepremyan A, Osamudiamen A, Brook MA, Feinle A. Dynamically tuning transient silicone polymer networks with hydrogen bonding. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:13555-13558. [PMID: 33048066 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc05478j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Supramolecular polymers are composed of non-covalently connected chains and characterized by high chain dynamics. The viscoelastic behavior of supramolecular telechelic sugar-siloxanes - ranging from solids to viscous fluids able to form transient polymer networks - is readily tuned by the fraction of internal HO groups that can intermolecularly form hydrogen bonds.
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- Akop Yepremyan
- McMaster University, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4M1, Canada
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Tian B, Li J, Li Z, Xu N, Yao G, Zhang N, Dong W, Liu Y, Di M. Synergistic lignin construction of a long-chain branched polypropylene and its properties. RSC Adv 2020; 10:38120-38127. [PMID: 35515157 PMCID: PMC9057192 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra06889f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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In light of current environmental pressures (referring to its destruction) and the consumption of petrochemical resources, the substitution of chemicals products with renewable natural substances has attracted extensive interest. In this paper, a synergistically constructed lignin polypropylene matrix composite with long-chain branched characteristics was prepared by a pre-irradiation and melt blending method. The effects of lignin on the crystallization, rheological behavior, foaming and aging properties of polypropylene were studied. Differential scanning calorimetry and polarized light microscopy results show that lignin undergoes heterophasic nucleation in a polypropylene matrix; rheological studies show that lignin promotes the formation of a heterogeneous polypropylene network, and thus polypropylene exhibits long-chain branching features; nucleation and a network structure endow the polypropylene-based composites with uniform cell size, thin cell walls, and a foaming ratio of 5–44 times; at the same time, a large number of hindered phenols in lignin can capture free radicals to improve the aging properties of the polypropylene. This research will help to convert industrial waste into functional composite materials. Polypropylene with long chain branching behavior was constructed by lignin, which foaming property and polarity were improved.![]()
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- Bo Tian
- Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Material Science and Technology (Ministry of Education), Northeast Forestry University Harbin 150040 China .,Institute of Technical Physics, Heilongjiang Academy of Science Harbin 150086 P. R. China
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- Institute of Technical Physics, Heilongjiang Academy of Science Harbin 150086 P. R. China
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- Institute of Technical Physics, Heilongjiang Academy of Science Harbin 150086 P. R. China
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- Harbin Institute of Technology Harbin P. R. China
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- Institute of Technical Physics, Heilongjiang Academy of Science Harbin 150086 P. R. China
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- Institute of Technical Physics, Heilongjiang Academy of Science Harbin 150086 P. R. China
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- Institute of Radiation Medicine, China Academy of Medical Science, Peking Union Medical College Tianjin 300192 P. R. China
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- Institute of Technical Physics, Heilongjiang Academy of Science Harbin 150086 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Material Science and Technology (Ministry of Education), Northeast Forestry University Harbin 150040 China
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Thompson CB, Korley LTJ. 100th Anniversary of Macromolecular Science Viewpoint: Engineering Supramolecular Materials for Responsive Applications-Design and Functionality. ACS Macro Lett 2020; 9:1198-1216. [PMID: 35638621 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.0c00418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Supramolecular polymers allow access to dynamic materials, where noncovalent interactions can be used to offer both enhanced material toughness and stimuli-responsiveness. The versatility of self-assembly has enabled these supramolecular motifs to be incorporated into a wide array of glassy and elastomeric materials; moreover, the interaction of these noncovalent motifs with their environment has shown to be a convenient platform for controlling material properties. In this Viewpoint, supramolecular polymers are examined through their self-assembly chemistries, approaches that can be used to control their self-assembly (e.g., covalent cross-links, nanofillers, etc.), and how the strategic application of supramolecular polymers can be used as a platform for designing the next generation of smart materials. This Viewpoint provides an overview of the aspects that have garnered interest in supramolecular polymer chemistry, while also highlighting challenges faced and innovations developed by researchers in the field.
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- Chase B. Thompson
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware, 127 The Green, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware, 127 The Green, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, 150 Academy Street, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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Zhang R, Zhang C, Yang Z, Wu Q, Sun P, Wang X. Hierarchical Dynamics in a Transient Polymer Network Cross-Linked by Orthogonal Dynamic Bonds. Macromolecules 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c00407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Rongchun Zhang
- South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology (AISMST), School of Molecular Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education and College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education and College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education and College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials of the Ministry of Education and College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of High-Performance Polymer Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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Golkaram M, van Ruymbeke E, Portale G, Loos K. Supramolecular Polymer Brushes: Influence of Molecular Weight and Cross-Linking on Linear Viscoelastic Behavior. Macromolecules 2020; 53:4810-4820. [PMID: 32595235 PMCID: PMC7315638 DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c00074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2020] [Revised: 05/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The
origin of unique rheological response in supramolecular brush
polymers is investigated using different polymer chemistries (poly(methyl
acrylate) (PmA) and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)), topologies (linear
or star), and molecular weights. A recently developed hydrogen-bonding
moiety (1-(6-isocyanatohexyl)-3-(7-oxo-7,8-dihydro-1,8-naphthyridin-2-yl)-urea)
(ODIN) was coupled to PmAs and PEGs to form supramolecular brush polymers,
the backbone of which is formed by the associated moieties. At low
molecular weights of monofunctionalized polymers (both PmA and PEG),
the formed brushes are mostly composed of a thick backbone (with very
short arms) and are surrounded by other similar brush polymers, which
prevent them from diffusing and relaxing. Therefore, the monofunctionalized
PmA with a low Mn does not show terminal
flow even at the highest experimentally studied temperature (or at
longest time scales). By increasing the length of the chains, supramolecular
brushes with longer arms are obtained. Due to their lower density
of thick backbones, these last ones have more space to move and their
relaxation is therefore enhanced. In this work, we show that despite
similarities between covalent and transient brush polymers, the elastic
response in the latter does not originate from the brush entanglements
with a large Me (entanglement molecular
weight), but it rather stems from the impenetrable rigid backbone
and caging effect similar to the one described for hyperstars.
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- Milad Golkaram
- Macromolecular Chemistry and New Polymeric Materials, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Bio- and Soft Matter, Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences, Université Catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 1, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Macromolecular Chemistry and New Polymeric Materials, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Macromolecular Chemistry and New Polymeric Materials, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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Faiczak K, Brook MA, Feinle A. Energy-Dissipating Polymeric Silicone Surfactants. Macromol Rapid Commun 2020; 41:e2000161. [PMID: 32346942 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202000161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Revised: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
Materials that are able to withstand impact loadings by dissipating energy are crucial for a broad range of different applications, including personal protective applications. Shear-thickening fluids (STFs) are often used for this purpose, but their preparation is still limited, in part, to high production costs. It is demonstrated that polymeric surfactants comprised of linear telechelic sugar-modified silicones-with neither additives nor particles-generate transient polymer networks (TPNs) that represent a promising alternative to STFs. The reported polymers have distinct viscoelastic properties and can turn from a liquid into a rubbery network when force is applied. Saccharide-modified silicones with short chains (degree of polymerization (DP) ≈ 34, 68) are solids, but become energy-absorbing viscoelastic fluids when diluted in low-viscosity silicone oils; longer silicones (DP ≈ 338, 675) with low saccharide contents are viscoelastic fluids at room temperature. Excellent damping properties are found for the reported silicone surfactants, even those containing only 0.1% saccharides. The degree of energy absorption can be tailored simply by controlling the sugar/silicone ratio.
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- Kyle Faiczak
- McMaster University, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4M1, Canada
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- McMaster University, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4M1, Canada
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- McMaster University, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4M1, Canada.,Paris-Lodron University Salzburg, Department of Chemistry and Physics of Materials, Jakob-Haringer Str. 2A, Salzburg, Austria, 5020
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Jiang N, Zhang H, Tang P, Yang Y. Linear Viscoelasticity of Associative Polymers: Sticky Rouse Model and the Role of Bridges. Macromolecules 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c00312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Nuofei Jiang
- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Molecular Engineering of Polymers, Department of Macromolecular Science, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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Wu S, Yang H, Huang S, Chen Q. Relationship between Reaction Kinetics and Chain Dynamics of Vitrimers Based on Dioxaborolane Metathesis. Macromolecules 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b02162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Shilong Wu
- Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, State Key Lab of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Renmin Street 5625, Changchun 130022, Jilin, China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, State Key Lab of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Renmin Street 5625, Changchun 130022, Jilin, China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, State Key Lab of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Renmin Street 5625, Changchun 130022, Jilin, China
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- Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, State Key Lab of Polymer Physics and Chemistry, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Renmin Street 5625, Changchun 130022, Jilin, China
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Xu Y, Zhao J, Gan Q, Ying W, Hu Z, Tang F, Luo W, Luo Y, Jian Z, Gong D. Synthesis and properties investigation of hydroxyl functionalized polyisoprene prepared by cobalt catalyzed co-polymerization of isoprene and hydroxylmyrcene. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/c9py01808e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Controlled copolymerization of isoprene and hydroxylmyrcene afforded well-defined hydroxyl functionalized polyisoprene. Blends of functionalized polyisoprene/SiO2 displayed enhanced miscibility, and remarkable vulcanization and mechanical properties.
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