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Two dimensional size controlled confinement of poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) in the interlayer space of swelling clay mineral

Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00465H, Paper

Minoru Sohmiya, Shingo Omata, Makoto Ogawa
The size of two dimensional interlayer nanospace of dye-polymer-clay composites was controlled by the polymer contents.
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Preparation of jellyfish-shaped amphiphilic block-graft copolymers consisting of a poly([varepsilon]-caprolactone)-block-poly(pentafluorostyrene) ring and poly(ethylene glycol) lateral brushes

Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00609J, Paper

Tao Cai, Wen Jing Yang, Koon-Gee Neoh, En-Tang Kang
Jellyfish-shaped amphiphilic block-graft copolymers with a hydrophobic ring of controllable dimensions and well-defined hydrophilic polymer brushes were synthesized.
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Facile synthesis of novel poly([small alpha]-aminonitrile) networks through one-pot Strecker reactions

Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00002D, Communication

Jiacheng Wang, Yoichi Masui, Makoto Onaka
Organic polymeric networks (OPNWs) containing the repeated structural units of [small alpha]-aminonitriles were successfully prepared for the first time in high yields via the one-pot Strecker reactions of dialdehydes, di/tri-amines, and trimethylsilyl cyanide (Me₃SiCN) under catalyst-free conditions.
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High molecular weight acrylonitrile-butadiene architectures via a combination of RAFT polymerization and orthogonal copper mediated azide-alkyne cycloaddition

Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00547F, Paper

Christoph J. Durr, Sebastian G. J. Emmerling, Paul Lederhose, Andreas Kaiser, Sven Brandau, Michael Klimpel, Christopher Barner-Kowollik
Alkyne-functional nitrile butadiene rubber building blocks were employed in the copper mediated 1,3-dipolar cyclization to obtain either linear polymers or crosslinked architectures.
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An improved grafting technique for producing imprinted thin film composite beads

Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00544A, Paper

Mahadeo R. Halhalli, Carla S. A. Aureliano, Eric Schillinger, Claudia Sulitzky, M. Magdalena Titirici, Borje Sellergren
Based on a critical method comparison we here describe a robust method for grafting of recognitive crosslinked polymer films from porous silica beads.
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Highly thermostable rigid-rod networks constructed from an unsymmetrical bisphthalonitrile bearing phthalazinone moieties

Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00417H, Paper

Guipeng Yu, Cheng Liu, Xiuping Li, Jinyan Wang, Xigao Jian, Chunyue Pan
A highly soluble unsymmetrical phthalonitrile-functional phthalazinone is generated in an efficient pathway and results in insoluble networks with excellent thermal stability.
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Tailoring polymer architectures with macromonomer azoinitiators

Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00513A, Review

Ufuk Yildiz, Baki Hazer, Klaus Tauer
This review focuses on poly(ethylene glycol) based macroinimers which can be used in aqueous and non-aqueous polymerizations to synthesize branched or hyperbranched crosslinked polymers with macroscopic or nanoscopic dimensions for potential applications in materials and bio-medical sciences.
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A simple microfluidic device for fabrication of double emulsion droplets and polymer microcapsules

Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00605G, Paper

Gabit Nurumbetov, Nicholas Ballard, Stefan A. F. Bon
Using a simple microfluidic device that can be used easily by non-specialists we produce a range of intricate functional microcapsules.
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Polysaccharide-stabilized core cross-linked polymer micelle analogues

Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00601D, Paper

Daniel J. Krasznai, Timothy F. L. McKenna, Michael F. Cunningham, Pascale Champagne, Niels M. B. Smeets
Hyperbranched polymers synthesized from catalytic chain transfer polymerization are used to prepare block-copolymers that resemble the architecture of a core cross-linked micelle.
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Terminal functional glycopolymers via a combination of catalytic chain transfer polymerisation (CCTP) followed by three consecutive click reactions

Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY20013A, Paper

Qiang Zhang, Stacy Slavin, Mathew W. Jones, Alice J. Haddleton, David M. Haddleton
CCTP and thiol-ene and alkyne azide coupling is employed to give functional glycopolymers for biological targeting giving multi gram quantities and avoiding the need for living radical polymerisation chemistry.
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Double modular modification of thiolactone-containing polymers: towards polythiols and derived structures

Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00565D, Paper

Pieter Espeel, Fabienne Goethals, Milan M. Stamenovic, Lionel Petton, Filip E. Du Prez
Narrow polydisperse poly(thiolactones) are synthesized via controlled copolymerization of vinyl monomers with a thiolactone containing monomer. A double modular modification (aminolysis and thiol-X) yields well-defined, multi-functional polymers.
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Time-dependent increase in aqueous solubility caused by the gradual disruption of hydrophobic aggregation

Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00559J, Paper

Seo-Hyun Jung, Jungju Ryu, Daewon Sohn, Hyung-il Lee
We report the preparation of a thermoresponsive polymer whose solubility in water can be controlled simply by time elapse. We showed that the gradual disruption of hydrophobic aggregation originated from strong [small pi]-[small pi] stacking between side chain triazole rings resulting in an increase in the cloud point.
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From one-pot stabilisation to in situ functionalisation in nitroxide mediated polymerisation: an efficient extension towards atom transfer radical polymerisation

Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00444E, Paper

Lionel Petton, Andres E. Ciolino, Bart Dervaux, Filip E. Du Prez
A strategy based on the controlled addition of transfer agents during NMP is investigated for the synthesis of thermally stable polymers and bromine-functionalised polymers for ATRP.
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Spectroscopic study of side-chain melting and crystallization of regioregular poly(3-dodecylthiophene)

Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00582D, Communication

Yan Guo, Ying Jin, Zhaohui Su
Structural evidence of side-chain melting/crystallization in P3DDT and absence of such in P3HT.
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Bioactive and electroactive response of flexible polythiophene:polyester nanomembranes for tissue engineering

Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00584K, Paper

Maria M. Perez-Madrigal, Elaine Armelin, Luis J. del Valle, Francesc Estrany, Carlos Aleman
Flexible, degradable and bioelectroactive nanomembranes (thickness: <20 nm) made of polythiophene and polyester have been used as bioactive platforms.
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Benzoxazine-based phosphinated bisphenols and their application in preparing flame-retardant, low dielectric cyanate ester thermosets

Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00528J, Paper

Hou Chien Chang, Hung Tse Lin, Ching Hsuan Lin
We reveal a facile synthetic route to prepare phosphinated bisphenols by combining the nucleophilicity of DOPO and ring-opening of benzoxazines. Dicyanate ester derivatives were prepared from these bisphenols to enhance flame retardancy and reduce the dielectric properties of the dicyanate ester of bisphenol A with small penalty to the thermal properties.
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Imidazole-accelerated crosslinking of epoxidized natural rubber by dicarboxylic acids: a mechanistic investigation using NMR spectroscopy

Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00591C, Paper

Myriam Pire, Cedric Lorthioir, Evdokia K. Oikonomou, Sophie Norvez, Ilias Iliopoulos, Benoit Le Rossignol, Ludwik Leibler
Solid-state NMR spectroscopy is used to investigate the crosslinking mechanism of epoxidized natural rubber by dicarboxylic acids.
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Novel polymer nanocomposites from bioinspired green aqueous functionalization of BNNTs

Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00612J, Paper

Vijay Kumar Thakur, Jian Yan, Meng-Fang Lin, Chunyi Zhi, Dmitri Golberg, Yoshio Bando, Raymond Sim, Pooi See Lee
We report a facile and green environment-friendly approach for aqueous functionalization of boron nitride nanotubes through the bio-inspired protein, dopamine.
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A new story of cyclodextrin as a bulky pendent group causing uncommon behaviour to random copolymers in solution

Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00614F, Paper

Fuji Sakai, Guosong Chen, Ming Jiang
The presence of pendent cyclodextrins leads to unique thermo-induced aggregation behavior differing from its parent PNIPAM homopolymer.
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Ladder-type poly(benzopentalene) derivatives with tunable energy levels by "click" reaction

Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00593J, Paper

Dong Wang, Xiangke Wang, Yuzhen Zhao, Hong Gao, Yan Xing, Huai Yang
We have successfully synthesized two types of conjugated polymers, i.e., ladder-type or AB-type poly(benzopentalene) derivative macromoleculars, by Pd-catalyzed self-polycondensation.
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Poly(dopamine acrylamide)-co-poly(propargyl acrylamide)-modified titanium surfaces for 'click' functionalization

Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00552B, Paper

Li Qun Xu, Hua Jiang, Koon-Gee Neoh, En-Tang Kang, Guo Dong Fu
Poly(dopamine acrylamide)-co-poly(propargyl acrylamide) allows the preparation of a 'clickable' Ti platform via coordination interaction of the catechol in the copolymer with the Ti surface.
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Functional conjugated microporous polymers: from 1,3,5-benzene to 1,3,5-triazine

Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00585A, Paper

Shijie Ren, Robert Dawson, Andrea Laybourn, Jia-xing Jiang, Yaroslav Khimyak, Dave J. Adams, Andrew I. Cooper
Conjugated microporous polymers (CMPs) based on electron-withdrawing 1,3,5-triazine nodes show surface areas of up to 995 m² g^¬1, enhanced carbon dioxide uptakes compared to non-triazine CMPs, and optical band gaps that can be engineered by copolymerization.
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Flexible polybenzoxazine thermosets with high glass transition temperatures and low surface free energies

Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00449F, Paper

Ching Hsuan Lin, Sheng Lung Chang, Ting Yi Shen, Yu Sin Shih, Hong Tze Lin, Chih Feng Wang
Four main-chain type polybenzoxazine precursors were synthesized from the Mannich-type polycondensation of biphenol A, paraformaldehyde, and four typical aromatic diamines. Precursors prepared in toluene/ethanol exhibit higher purity, higher molecular weight, and lead to better thermal properties after curing.
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Synthesis and antibacterial characterization of gemini surfactant monomers and copolymers

Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00558A, Paper

Yi Zhang, Mingming Ding, Lijuan Zhou, Hong Tan, Jiehua Li, Huining Xiao, Jianshu Li, James Snow
A series of novel quaternary ammonium gemini monomers with broad-spectrum antibacterial activities could be easily copolymerized using free radical polymerization to develop novel antibacterial polymers.
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Synthesis of low-temperature benzocyclobutene cross-linker and utilization

Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00606E, Communication

Julia N. Dobish, Sharon K. Hamilton, Eva Harth
A low temperature benzocyclobutene (BCB) cross-linker was developed with a 100 [degree]C lower activation temperature as known BCB systems and an intramolecular chain cross-linked nanoparticle was prepared.
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Direct synthesis and aqueous solution behavior of pH-responsive, zwitterionic and three-layered branched copolymer nanoparticles

Polym. Chem., 2012, 3,625-627
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00564F, Communication

Erol Hasan, Steve Furzeland, Derek Atkins, Dave J. Adams, Jonathan V. M. Weaver
The aqueous solution behavior of pH-responsive zwitterionic copolymer nanoparticles synthesized via a direct and facile branching polymerization methodology is described.
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Enzymatic miniemulsion polymerization of styrene with a polymerizable surfactant

Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00542E, Paper

Michinari Kohri, Ayaka Kobayashi, Haruka Fukushima, Takashi Kojima, Tatsuo Taniguchi, Kyoichi Saito, Takayuki Nakahira
Polymer particles were prepared using horseradish peroxidase-mediated miniemulsion polymerization with a polymerizable surfactant C₁₂-DMAEMA.
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Electronic energy transfer in pendant MEH-PPV polymers

Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00580H, Paper

Andrew J. Tilley, Ming Chen, Stephen M. Danczak, Kenneth P. Ghiggino, Jonathan M. White
Fluorescent polymers bearing short MEH-PPV side-chains have been prepared by RAFT polymerization, showing highly efficient energy transfer between pendant chromophores.
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Ring-opening polymerization of cyclic esters initiated by cyclodextrins

Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00567K, Minireview

Yong Miao, Philippe Zinck
This mini-review reports recent developments in the use of cyclodextrins as initiators or co-initiators for the ring-opening polymerization of cyclic esters.
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2-[1-(2,4-Dibenzhydryl-6-methylphenylimino)ethyl]-6-[1-(arylimino)ethyl]pyridylcobalt(II) dichlorides: Synthesis, characterization and ethylene polymerization behavior

Polym. Chem., 2012, 3,787-793
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00590E, Paper

Jingjuan Lai, Weizhen Zhao, Wenhong Yang, Carl Redshaw, Tongling Liang, Yongwen Liu, Wen-Hua Sun
Cobalt(II) dichlorides bearing 2-[1-(2,4-dibenzhydryl-6-methylphenylimino)ethyl]-6-[1-(arylimino)ethyl]pyridines exhibited high activities ([less-than-or-equal]1.81 [times] 10⁷ g PE mol^-1(Co) h^-1) in ethylene polymerization using MAO or MMAO, producing polyethylenes with narrow polydispersity.
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Poly(butylene succinate)-poly(ethylene glycol) multiblock copolymer: Synthesis, structure, properties and shape memory performance

Polym. Chem., 2012, 3,800-808
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00603K, Paper

Cai-Li Huang, Ling Jiao, Jing-Jing Zhang, Jian-Bing Zeng, Ke-Ke Yang, Yu-Zhong Wang
Thermally-induced shape memory multiblock poly(ether-ester)s comprising crystallisable poly(butylene succinate) hard segments and poly(ethylene glycol) soft segments, were synthesized by polycondensation from succinic acid, 1,4-butanediol and PEG diol.
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Biaxially extended quaterthiophene-thiophene and -selenophene conjugated polymers for optoelectronic device applications

Polym. Chem., 2012, 3,767-777
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00583B, Paper

Hsiang-Wei Lin, Wen-Ya Lee, Chien Lu, Chih-Jung Lin, Hung-Chin Wu, Yu-Wei Lin, Byungcheol Ahn, Yecheol Rho, Moonhor Ree, Wen-Chang Chen
Optoelectronic properties of biaxially extended conjugated quaterthiophene-heteroaromatic ring polymers are manipulated by the thiophene or selenophene ring number, resulting in variation of field effect mobility and photovoltaic efficiency.
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Polymers with molecular weight dependent LCSTs are essential for cooperative behaviour

Polym. Chem., 2012, 3,794-799
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00604A, Paper

Nga Sze Ieong, Muhammad Hasan, Daniel J. Phillips, Yussif Saaka, Rachel K. O'Reilly, Matthew I. Gibson
The transition temperatures of thermoresponsive polymers can be precisely tuned by a simple blending strategy, but only when the individual polymers show a strong relationship between molecular weight and their cloud point. The observed transition is shown to correlate exactly with that expected based on the overall weight-average molecular weight of the blend allowing for precision tuning of the transitions.
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Pushing the limits of copper mediated azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) to conjugate polymeric chains to cyclic peptides

Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00510G, Paper

Cheuk Ka Poon, Robert Chapman, Katrina A. Jolliffe, Sebastien Perrier
The optimal conditions for ligating polymeric chains to a cyclic octapeptide with 100% efficiency via copper(I)-mediated azide-alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) are investigated.
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Amino acid vinyl esters: a new monomer palette for degradable polycationic materials

Polym. Chem., 2012, 3,741-750
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00531J, Paper

Glen B. Thomas, Corinne E. Lipscomb, Mahesh K. Mahanthappa
Degradable polycationic materials with tunable backbone charge densities and variable hydrophilicities are synthesized by copolymerization of vinyl acetate and N-Boc-protected amino acid O-vinyl esters followed by post-synthetic deprotection under different conditions.
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Synthesis of conjugated diblock copolymers: two mechanistically distinct, sequential living polymerizations using a single catalyst

Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00566B, Paper

Zong-Quan Wu, Jonathan D. Radcliffe, Robert J. Ono, Zheng Chen, Zicheng Li, Christopher W. Bielawski
A method for the synthesis of rod-rod conjugated diblock copolymers that self-assemble and display microphase separation characteristics is presented.
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Iron-based pre-catalyst supported on polyformamidine for C-C bond formation

Polym. Chem., 2012, 3,751-756
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00540A, Paper

Stephan Enthaler, Sebastian Krackl, Jan Dirk Epping, Bjorn Eckhardt, Steffen M. Weidner, Anna Fischer
In the present study the application of a recyclable heterogeneous catalyst based on iron supported on polyformamidine was demonstrated in C-C bond formation reactions.
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Design and examination of an antioxidant-containing polyphosphazene scaffold for tissue engineering

Polym. Chem., 2012, 3,778-786
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00570K, Paper

Nicole L. Morozowich, Jessica L. Nichol, Ryan J. Mondschein, Harry R. Allcock
This work describes the synthesis and characterization of novel biodegradable, photoresponsive polyphosphazenes. The polymers hydrolyze in a controllable fashion while releasing the antioxidant ferulic acid.
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Graphite oxide as a carbocatalyst for the preparation of fullerene-reinforced polyester and polyamide nanocomposites

Polym. Chem., 2012, 3,757-766
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00545J, Paper

Daniel R. Dreyer, Karalee A. Jarvis, Paulo J. Ferreira, Christopher W. Bielawski
Graphite oxide (GO) was discovered to catalyze the ring opening polymerization of various cyclic lactones and lactams to their corresponding polyesters or polyamides.
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Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) on two-dimensional graphene oxide surfaces

Polym. Chem., 2012, 3,621-624
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00577H, Communication

Junjie Qi, Weipeng Lv, Guoliang Zhang, Fengbao Zhang, Xiaobin Fan
Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) PNIPAM-graphene oxide hybrids were prepared to reveal the changes in structure and properties of PNIPAM on a real freestanding two-dimensional surface.
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A click chemistry approach to the efficient synthesis of polyoxometalate-polymer hybrids with well-defined structures

Polym. Chem., 2012, 3,617-620
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00546H, Communication

Min-Biao Hu, Nan Xia, Wei Yu, Chi Ma, Jing Tang, Zhan-Yao Hou, Ping Zheng, Wei Wang
A click-chemistry approach was used to synthesize polyoxometalate-polymer hybrids with well-defined structures. This breakthrough will promote a development in the synthesis of various polyoxometalate-polymer hybrids and broaden their potential application.
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The scope for synthesis of macro-RAFT agents by sequential insertion of single monomer units

Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00529H, Paper

Shadi Houshyar, Daniel J. Keddie, Graeme Moad, Roger J. Mulder, Simon Saubern, John Tsanaktsidis
The scope for synthesis of new macro-RAFT agents (Z-C([double bond, length as m-dash]S)S-(M)-R) by sequential insertion of monomers (M) 'one at a time' into an initial RAFT agent (Z-C([double bond, length as m-dash]S)S-R) is explored.
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Tuning the photovoltaic parameters of thiophene-linked donor-acceptor liquid crystalline copolymers for organic photovoltaics

Polym. Chem., 2012, 3,710-717
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00523A, Paper

Kai Yao, Lie Chen, Yiwang Chen, Fan Li, Xingye Ren, Hongming Wang, Yongfang Li
The photovoltaic performance reveals the good correlation between the donor/acceptor ratios in the mainchain of the copolymers with desirable open circuit voltage. A compromise pathway towards OPV application is to balance the HOMO/LUMO energy levels, the absorption coefficient, and crystallinity of polymers.
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Surface-initiated ring-opening metathesis polymerisation from cellulose fibres

Polym. Chem., 2012, 3,727-733
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00554A, Paper

Linn Carlsson, Eva Malmstrom, Anna Carlmark
Herein, cellulose fibres have for the first time been grafted with norbornene utilizing surface-initiated ring-opening metathesis polymerisation (SI-ROMP).
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Near infrared labeling of PLGA for in vivo imaging of nanoparticles

Polym. Chem., 2012, 3,694-702
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00520D, Paper

Regina Reul, Nicolas Tsapis, Herve Hillaireau, Lucie Sancey, Simona Mura, Marion Recher, Julien Nicolas, Jean-Luc Coll, Elias Fattal
PLGA was efficiently coupled with a fluorescent NIR dye and incorporated into PLGA nanoparticles with excellent in vivo imaging performance.
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Highly sensitive detection of DNA-binding proteins based on a cationic conjugated polymer via a target-mediated fluorescence resonance energy transfer (TMFRET) strategy

Polym. Chem., 2012, 3,703-709
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00499B, Paper

Xingfen Liu, Lan Ouyang, Yanqin Huang, Xiaomiao Feng, Quli Fan, Wei Huang
A novel target-mediated FRET strategy for highly sensitive, visual and quantitative detection of DNA-binding proteins by using signal-amplifying conjugated polymer.
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From a benzodiazaborole-based compound to donor-acceptor polymer via electropolymerization

Polym. Chem., 2012, 3,613-616
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00563H, Communication

Shotaro Hayashi, Toshio Koizumi
A benzodiazaborole-based conjugated polymer was successfully synthesized by electropolymerization. This new material exhibited charge transfer interaction and an extended conjugated system derived from the existence of borole moiety.
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