Dimethylformamide (DMF), a commonly employed solvent during poly(styrene-alt-maleic anhydride) (SMAnh) functionalization, was noted to decompose and chemically modify the copolymer under laboratory relevant conditions. The in situ generation of dimethylamine resulted in modification of anhydride repeat units, highlighting an undocumented reactivity of DMF with SMAnh which could influence copolymer identity and reactivity.

Ring-opening copolymerization (ROCOP) of CO 2 and epoxides witnesses continued interest to access sustainable polycarbonates. Introduction of an exocyclic functional group onto the epoxides enables to tune and diversify the...

Ionic liquid crystals have various potential applications enabling selective and effective transportation. Herein, we report the development of a separation membrane prepared by fixing the liquid-crystalline (LC) columnar (Col) nanostructures...

Methacrylic acid undergoes proton-transfer ionization with primary and tertiary amines in water and DMSO, enabling controlled modulation of ionization and molecular interactions, as evidenced by the k p values determined using the PLP-SEC method.

This article presents a kinetic study on the RAFT polymerisation of pentafluorostyrene as well as the subsequent precise control over the post-polymerisation modification via para -fluoro thiol reaction by virtue of continuous flow.

The development of closed-loop recyclable thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) represents a promising solution to address the serious plastic pollution. However, the traditional synthetic and chemical recycling pathways of triblock TPEs still...

A versatile synthetic route for well-defined, core crosslinked star-shaped poly(2-oxazoline)s with a tuneable molar mass and number of arms.

While polyetherimide (PEI) is widely used in electrical insulation, aerospace components, its high-temperature performance remains limited due to thermal degradation and dielectric loss at elevated temperatures. To address these limitations,...

Surfactant-free aqueous emulsion polymerization enables polyethylene nanoparticles (50–200 nm) with tunable physicochemical properties, providing realistic models for nanoplastic behavior and toxicity.