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Overview of Anion Exchange Membranes Based on Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization (ROMP) Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2021-02-10 Zhenfeng He; Guoqing Wang; Chao Wang; Li Guo; Renbo Wei; Gang Song; Duo Pan; Rajib Das; Nithesh Naik; Zhuolin Hu; Zhanhu Guo
Abstract With very fast polymerization in mild reaction conditions and unique characteristic of double bonds in its synthesized polymer skeleton for further modification and functionalization, ring opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) becomes one typical processing method to obtain anion exchange membrane (AEM) for fuel cells. In this paper, AEMs prepared by ROMP are reviewed. Polycyclooctene and
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Polypyrrole-Based Composite Materials for Electromagnetic Wave Absorption Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2021-01-18 Jing Yan; Ying Huang; Xudong Liu; XiaoXiao Zhao; Tiehu Li; Yang Zhao; Panbo Liu
Abstract With the development of electronic communication technology, the issues of electromagnetic (EM) wave pollution have become increasingly prominent, and the requirements for EM wave absorbing materials are rising. Polypyrrole (PPy), an important type of conductive polymers, has attracted increasing attention in the applications of EM wave absorbing due to their facile synthesis process, low
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Biosensing Applications of Polyaniline (PANI)-Based Nanocomposites: A Review Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2020-12-17 Fatemeh Kazemi; Seyed Morteza Naghib; Yasser Zare; Kyong Yop Rhee
Abstract Conducting polyaniline (PANI) brings together the electrical conductivity of metals with intriguing properties of plastics including facile processing as well as controllable chemical and physical properties. The nanoscaled PANI has attracted intense interest in various fields owing to the great physicochemical features including high conductivity, facile preparation, and fascinating redox
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Understanding the Effect of Water in Polyamides: A Review Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2020-12-14 Varun Venoor; Jay Hoon Park; David O Kazmer; Margaret J Sobkowicz
Abstract Polyamides (PAs) are repeatedly exposed to environments of varying humidity throughout their service life. Due to their hygroscopic nature, moisture diffusion can alter the polymer properties, sometimes irreversibly. It has been previously found that the effect of transport of water on the structure, morphology, and physical properties of polymers is not negligibly small. In certain semi-crystalline
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New Polylactide-Based Materials by Chemical Crosslinking of PLA Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2020-12-14 Melania Bednarek; Katarina Borska; Przemysław Kubisa
Abstract The ongoing interest of researchers in bioderived polylactide (PLA) is due to the current tendency to replace petroleum-based plastics with polymers from renewable resources. Polylactide fits this trend because of its mechanical properties resembling those of some petroleum-based polymers commonly applied in daily life and because of its degradability. Added value is the excellent biocompatibility
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Side-chain engineering as a powerful tool to tune the properties of polymeric field-effect transistors Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2020-12-07 Siyu Lv; Liang Li; Youbing Mu; Xiaobo Wan
Abstract During the past ten years, the performance of polymeric field-effect transistors has been largely improved, not only in mobility but also in durability. Among the factors contributed to such improvements, side-chain engineering plays an important role. Various techniques, such as branch point adjustment, hydrogen-bonding introduction and the incorporation of other functional groups in the
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Poly(l-Lactic Acid)/Poly(Butylene Succinate) Biobased Biodegradable Blends Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2020-12-03 Maria Laura Di Lorenzo
Abstract Poly(l-lactic acid) (PLLA) and poly(butylene succinate) (PBS) are biodegradable, compostable, and biocompatible polymers that can be produced from annually renewable resources. These properties made them popular in environmentally friendly applications, and their industrial usage and production have grown in the latest years. However, both polymers have a few drawbacks that have limited so
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Advances in Physiologically Relevant Actuation of Shape Memory Polymers for Biomedical Applications Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2020-09-29 Luyao Sun; Xu Gao; Decheng Wu; Qiongyu Guo
Abstract The synergistic effects of the combination of hyperthermia and chemotherapy have implicated the critical role of hyperthermia temperatures in clinical practice. Temperature sensitive polymers, which are capable of exhibiting controllable shapes under various temperature actuations, have attracted considerable interests for designing intelligent medical devices. While shape memory performances
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Advances in the Application of Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity in Liquid Separation and Purification: Membrane Separation and Adsorption Separation Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2020-09-25 Hong Ye; Caili Zhang; Chaowei Huo; Bingyu Zhao; Yuanhao Zhou; Yichen Wu; Shengpeng Shi
Polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) are a new type of polymer material with unique microporous structure and have been widely applied in gas separation. In recent years, PIMs have also experienced rapid growth in liquid separation and purification; however, so far, no review is reported on the application of PIMs in this field. This paper reports a comprehensive and critical review on the recent
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Alginate/Polymer-Based Materials for Fire Retardancy: Synthesis, Structure, Properties, and Applications Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2020-08-07 Imrana I. Kabir; Charles C. Sorrell; Sajjad S. Mofarah; Wei Yang; Anthony Chun Yin Yuen; Muhammad Tariq Nazir; Guan Heng Yeoh
Increasing demands in minimization of fire risks and meeting fire safety requirements by polymers require advances in knowledge of flame-retardant materials suitable for use in fire-retardancy applications. The present work represents the seminal review of alginate/polymer-based materials as flame retardants. Alginates are suitable for this application as they represent alternatives to petroleum-based
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Synthetic strategies, properties, and applications of unsaturated main-chain metallopolymers prepared by olefin metathesis polymerization Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2020-08-07 Ye Sha; Huan Jia; Zhihua Shen; Zhenyang Luo
Main-chain metallopolymers are synthesized by olefin metathesis polymerizations. These polymers are mainly produced through acyclic diene metathesis (ADMET) polymerization and ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP). The special metal moieties, metal-binding motifs, and unsaturated macromolecular backbone endow the metallopolymers with unique properties. This review highlights recent advances
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Poly(Caprolactone Fumarate) and Oligo[Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Fumarate]: Two Decades of Exploration in Biomedical Applications Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2020-05-04 Bipin Gaihre; Xifeng Liu; A. Lee Miller II; Michael Yaszemski; Lichun Lu
The past few decades have seen a significant interest in the fumarate-based polymers for biomedical applications. Poly(caprolactone fumarate) (PCLF) and oligo[poly(ethylene glycol) fumarate] (OPF) are derivatives of polycaprolactone and polyethylene glycol respectively, which are rendered cross-linkable, biodegradable, and possess tunable mechanical properties by the introduction of unsaturated fumarate
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Poly(Caprolactone Fumarate) and Oligo[Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Fumarate]: Two Decades of Exploration in Biomedical Applications Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2020-05-04 Bipin Gaihre; Xifeng Liu; A. Lee Miller II; Michael Yaszemski; Lichun Lu
The past few decades have seen a significant interest in the fumarate-based polymers for biomedical applications. Poly(caprolactone fumarate) (PCLF) and oligo[poly(ethylene glycol) fumarate] (OPF) are derivatives of polycaprolactone and polyethylene glycol respectively, which are rendered cross-linkable, biodegradable, and possess tunable mechanical properties by the introduction of unsaturated fumarate
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Current Scenario of Poly (2,5-Benzimidazole) (ABPBI) as Prospective PEM for Application in HT-PEMFC Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2019-09-30 Rosalin Rath; Piyush Kumar; Lakshmi Unnikrishnan; Smita Mohanty; Sanjay K. Nayak
In last two decades, acid doped polybenzimidazole as polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) has been widely recognized and envisioned as “ideal” proton conducting materials for application in high temperature PEM fuel cell (HT-PEMFC). The majority of research and developmental work is mainly focused on poly (2,2´-m-phenylene-5,5´-bibenzimidazole), However, it is neither easy-processed nor inexpensive component
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A Review on the Potential and Limitations of Recyclable Thermosets for Structural Applications Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2019-10-08 Wouter Post; Arijana Susa; Rolf Blaauw; Karin Molenveld; Rutger J. I. Knoop
Abstract The outstanding performance of conventional thermosets arising from their covalently cross-linked networks directly results in a limited recyclability. The available commercial or close-to-commercial techniques facing this challenge can be divided into mechanical, thermal, and chemical processing. However, these methods typically require a high energy input and do not take the recycling of
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Recent Progress in the Synthesis and Property Enhancement of Waterborne Polyurethane Nanocomposites: Promising and Versatile Macromolecules for Advanced Applications Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2019-10-12 Younes Ahmadi; Sharif Ahmad
Waterborne polyurethanes (WPUs), owing to their environmental friendliness and non-flammability, are considered as a green class of materials for a wide spectrum of applications, like adhesives, coatings, drug delivery, and tissue engineering. However, to strengthen their thermal stability, water resistance, mechanical properties, and introduce new peculiarities to these polymers, the incorporation
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Structural Design and Applications of Stereoregular Fused Thiophenes and Their Oligomers and Polymers Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2019-10-15 Zexu Xue; Shuai Chen; Nan Gao; Yu Xue; Baoyang Lu; Olivia Anielle Watson; Ling Zang; Jingkun Xu
Stereoregular fused thiophenes (SFTs: especially thieno[3,2-b]thiophene (TT) and dithieo[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]thiophene (DTT)), as stable conjugated structures deriving from thiophene ring enlargement, possess outstanding properties and special configuration, such as the superior carrier transfer efficiency and a high degree backbone of planarity. In comparison to stand-alone SFTs structures, oligomers and
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Current Intelligent Injectable Hydrogels for In Situ Articular Cartilage Regeneration Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2019-10-28 Youguo Liao; Qiulin He; Feifei Zhou; Jingwei Zhang; Renjie Liang; Xudong Yao; Varitsara Bunpetch; Jiajin Li; Shufang Zhang; Hongwei Ouyang
A high number of sport injuries result in damage to articular cartilage, a tissue type with poor self-healing capacity. Articular cartilage tissue is a sophisticated hydrogel, which contains 80% water and possesses strong mechanical properties. For this reason, synthetic hydrogels are thought to be an optimal material for cartilage regeneration. In the last decade, more than 2,000 research papers pertaining
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Modeling Permeability in Multi-Phase Polymer Composites: A Critical Review of Semi-Empirical Approaches Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2020-04-05 K. Prasad; M. Nikzad; I. Sbarski
Permeation is a combination of diffusion and sorption phenomena. The extent of permeation (gas/vapor/liquid) through a composite polymer material is a function of several factors including the composition of the polymer, the nature, distribution, and spatial orientation of the different phases in the micro-structure of the matrix polymer and those of the fillers, etc. Typically, computational techniques
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Polymer Colloids from Step-Growth Thiol-X Polymerizations Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2020-04-01 Olivia Z. Durham; Devon A. Shipp
This review article covers recent developments in thiol-X polymerizations as applied to the production of polymer colloidal particles. These polymerizations include thiol-ene, thiol-yne, thio-Michael, and thio-isocyanate polymerizations. Such thiol-X chemistries are facile reactions that offer high yields, rapid synthesis using mild conditions, orthogonality with other methods of organic synthesis
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Advances in Responsively Conductive Polymer Composites and Sensing Applications Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2020-03-10 Jianwen Chen; Yutian Zhu; Jinrui Huang; Jiaoxia Zhang; Duo Pan; Juying Zhou; Jong E. Ryu; Ahmad Umar; Zhanhu Guo
Conductive polymer composites (CPCs) have attracted intensive attention for several decades because they can endow the materials with not only good processability but also various functionalities except the electrical conductivity. It is known that the electrical resistance of the CPCs is dominated by the conductive networks in the polymer matrix. Therefore, tiny change of the conductive networks can
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Designing Flexible and Porous Fibrous Membranes for Oil Water Separation—A Review of Recent Developments Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2020-02-28 Ali A. El-Samak; Deepalekshmi Ponnamma; Mohammad K. Hassan; Ali Ammar; Samer Adham; Mariam Al Ali Al-Maadeed; Alamgir Karim
Oil sorbent membranes are highly effective materials in combating oil spills. Recent technological advancements in membrane preparations permit higher oil-sorption efficiency and easier oil recoverability. This review article discusses the main structural difference between the most commonly fabricated membranes. Next, it highlights the different membrane production methods and their role in producing
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MXene/Polymer Nanocomposites: Preparation, Properties, and Applications Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2020-02-28 Xiaoyong Chen; Yaoyu Zhao; Longzhi Li; Yuhang Wang; Jiale Wang; Jijun Xiong; Shuanli Du; Ping Zhang; Xiaorong Shi; Jinhong Yu
As a new member of the group of promising 2D materials, MXene shows the advantages including metallic conductivity, high charge carrier mobility, tunable band gap, flexibility and diverse surface chemistry, favorable optical and mechanical properties. These unique properties have drawn huge attention, and research on MXene has been intensively conducted and innovative applications have been reported
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Green Strategies to Printed Sensors for Healthcare Applications Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2020-02-24 Siti Fatimah Kamarudin; Mariatti Mustapha; Jang-Kyo Kim
Printed sensors have been explored for more than two decades and have now gained significant interest in real-world applications due to low cost, simple and scalable fabrication processes. These sensors must satisfy the requirement of long-term usage as wearable devices, especially for health monitoring and rehabilitation purposes. However, when such devices are continuously worn on the body or implanted
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ROMP and MCP as Versatile and Forceful Tools to Fabricate Dendronized Polymers for Functional Applications Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2020-02-12 Xiong Liu; Fangfei Liu; Wentao Liu; Haibin Gu
Due to their unique physical and chemical features, dendronized polymers (DPs) have received increasing attention in various fields such as hierarchically structured materials, stimuli-responsive materials, catalysis, biosciences, optoelectronic devices, and so on. A large number of synthetic strategies also have been reported to prepare various functionalized DPs. Among these strategies, ring-opening
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Polyglycidol of Linear or Branched Architecture Immobilized on a Solid Support for Biomedical Applications Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2020-02-04 Marcelina Bochenek; Natalia Oleszko-Torbus; Wojciech Wałach; Daria Lipowska-Kur; Andrzej Dworak; Alicja Utrata-Wesołek
Modern medicine has undoubtedly achieved enormous progress in applying various polymer-based materials for specific applications. Despite this, there is still a need to create systems, especially on the nano-scale, that are simultaneously nontoxic, biocompatible and able to be functionalized with active biomolecules. Polyglycidol (also called polyglycerol) is biocompatible and hydrophilic polymer,
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Investigation of Thermoresponsive Microgel Polymer Swelling Theory Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2020-01-14 Kenechi A. Agbim; Laura A. Schaefer
This review details the challenges with the canonical polymer swelling theory in its ability to accurately estimate realistic polymer swelling behavior. It is important to quantify this behavior since the development of new and hybrid materials with dynamic environmental response is expected to drive rapid growth and innovation in markets including biomedicine, electronics, pharmaceuticals, building
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Design and Fabrication of Highly Stretchable and Tough Hydrogels Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2019-11-25 Zhen Qiao; Meijuan Cao; Kathryn Michels; Lee Hoffman; Hai-Feng Ji
Stretchable and tough hydrogels have attracted a lot of attention due to their great potential in applications such as wound healing, drug delivery, tissue culture, etc. They can also be paired with electronic components to create artificial skin, wearable electronics, and patches. To promote the development of more hydrogels, we will summarize methods and materials that have been used to develop these
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Fabrication of porous fibers via electrospinning: strategies and applications Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2019-11-15 Chao Huang; Noreen L. Thomas
In this paper we review the literature on electrospinning of porous fibers of micron and nanoscale diameters. Selection of an appropriate polymer-solvent system can yield porous fibers due to phase separation, and different types of porosity are generated by different phase separation mechanisms. In comparison with porous polymeric fibers, production of porous inorganic fibers is much more complex:
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Bio-Based Polymers for 3D Printing of Bioscaffolds. Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2018-01-01 Elisa Yang,Shida Miao,Jing Zhong,Zhiyong Zhang,David K Mills,Lijie Grace Zhang
Three-dimensional (3D) printing technologies enable not only faster bioconstructs development but also on-demand and customized manufacturing, offering patients a personalized biomedical solution. This emerging technique has a great potential for fabricating bioscaffolds with complex architectures and geometries and specifically tailored for use in regenerative medicine. The next major innovation in
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Interlaminar fracture toughness characterization of laminated composites: a review Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2019-10-30 Ruchir Shrivastava; K. K. Singh
Interlaminar fracture toughness had been the subject of great interest for several years and is still interesting to the research community. In this article, a comprehensive analysis of fracture toughness in FRP laminates is presented. Primarily, toughness studies are undertaken on glass and carbon fiber reinforced composites under mode-I and mode-II loading conditions. The fracture behavior and its
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Processing and Properties of Nanofibrous Bacterial Cellulose-Containing Polymer Composites: A Review of Recent Advances for Biomedical Applications Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2019-09-17 Niloofar Eslahi, Amin Mahmoodi, Nafiseh Mahmoudi, Nooshin Zandi, Abdolreza Simchi
Bacterial cellulose (BC) is an extracellular natural polymer produced by many microorganisms and its properties could be tailored via specific fabrication methods and culture conditions. There is a growing interest in BC derived materials due to the main features of BC such as porous fibrous structure, high crystallinity, impressive physico-mechanical properties, and high water content. However, pristine
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Nonlinear Mechanical Response of Polymer Matrix Composites: A Review Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2019-09-11 Hamed Fallahi, Fathollah Taheri-Behrooz, Amir Asadi
The present article provides a review on the nonlinear mechanical behavior of polymer matrix composites (PMCs). Initially, essential mechanisms driving the nonlinear response of PMCs under different loading conditions are discussed. Rate-dependence, tension-compression asymmetry, viscous behavior, unloading characteristics, interaction between stress components and effects of environmental factors
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Multifunctionality in Epoxy Resins Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2019-08-13 Jaworski C. Capricho, Bronwyn Fox, Nishar Hameed
Epoxy resin will continue to be in the forefront of many thermoset applications due to its versatile properties. However, with advancement in manufacturing, changing societal outlook for the chemical industries and emerging technologies that disrupt conventional approaches to thermoset fabrication, there is a need for a multifunctional epoxy resin that is able to adapt to newer and robust requirements
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Recent Progress in the Biological Applications of Reactive Oxygen Species-Responsive Polymers Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2019-07-23 Zhiyuan Fan, Huaping Xu
Responsive polymeric materials that are sensitive to biological stimuli including temperature, pH, enzymes, or redox conditions have attracted research interest in recent years. Among these, reactive oxygen species (ROS)-responsive polymers are particularly appealing because of the special role of ROS in living organisms. ROS are the indicator and cause of certain diseases, and they are also important
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Development of Poly(Vinyl Alcohol)-Based Polymers as Proton Exchange Membranes and Challenges in Fuel Cell Application: A Review Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2019-07-18 Chun Yik Wong, Wai Yin Wong, Kee Shyuan Loh, Wan Ramli Wan Daud, Kean Long Lim, Mohammad Khalid, Rashmi Walvekar
Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) is a biodegradable, water-soluble membrane that has low methanol permeation and reactive chemical functionalities. Modification of these features makes PVA an attractive proton exchange membrane (PEM) alternative to NafionTM. However, the pristine PVA membrane is a poorer proton conductor than the NafionTM membrane due to the absence of negatively charged ions. Hence, modification
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Synthetic Approaches to Combine the Versatility of the Thiol Chemistry with the Degradability of Aliphatic Polyesters Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2019-06-05 Tiziana Fuoco, Anna Finne-Wistrand
Thiol chemistry is an efficient tool to manipulate the microstructure of aliphatic polyesters and open the way to different applications. Synthetic strategies that aim to synthesize thiol-functionalized aliphatic polyesters are reviewed herein. The introduction of thiol-editable groups on aliphatic polyesters can occur both at chain ends and along the chains, enabling diverse modifications of the polymeric
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A review on Polymeric-Based Phase Change Material for Thermo-Regulating Fabric Application Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2019-10-22 Deepak G. Prajapati; Balasubramanian Kandasubramanian
Phase Changing Materials (PCM) portrays proficiency to liberate perceptible amount of latent heat on the course of phase transformation between liquid-solid or solid-liquid, thereby creating momentary warmth or cooling effect. PCM has been utilized in garments for introducing thermoregulating effect to diminish thermal discomfort of clothing. Assimilation of thermal energy by PCM causes delay in upsurge
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Electrospun Polymer-Inorganic Nanostructured Materials and Their Applications Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2019-10-22 Mihaela Homocianu; Petronela Pascariu
Materials based on polymer-inorganic nanostructures, e(Polym/INS), produced by combining functional polymers with inorganic nanostructured compounds represent a major area of research with many applications. This review provides a summary of the most relevant polymer-inorganic nanostructured systems found in the literature over the last decade. Then the most relevant and specific features of these
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Chromogenic Polymers and Their Packaging Applications: A Review Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2019-10-14 Kambiz Sadeghi; Jeong-Yeol Yoon; Jongchul Seo
This review paper provides an overview of chromogenic polymers and their classifications, mechanisms, chemistry, synthesis procedures, and potential applications with a focus on packaging. Commonly and academically accepted classifications derived from chemical engineering, material science, and packaging science are used. Furthermore, recent progress and outputs aligned with chromogenic polymers for
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Synthesis and Application of Fluorine-Containing Polymers with Low Surface Energy Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2019-07-10 Hui Peng
Many modern technologies rely on materials with controlled surface properties. A key property in many of these applications is surface energy; specifically a low surface energy is often desired so as to impart low adhesive behavior to the materials. The fluorine–carbon bond displays low polarizability, and so fluorocarbons show high resistance to interactions with both polar and non-polar molecules
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Recent Advances in Polymer and Polymer Composites for Electromagnetic Interference Shielding: Review and Future Prospects Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2019-06-17 Pradip Kumar, Uday Narayan Maiti, Anirban Sikdar, Tapas Kumar Das, Asheesh Kumar, V Sudarsan
Interference and chaos among different electromagnetic signals become the prime challenge of the current era which relies on wireless communication. Effective shielding of electromagnetic interference (EMI) waves with advanced materials thus emerges as major research field to prevent cross-talking among electronic devices. This article reviews the current research status of polymer-based EMI shielding
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Carboxyl-functionalized derivatives of carboxymethyl cellulose: towards advanced biomedical applications Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2019-05-15 Asja Pettignano, Aurélia Charlot, Etienne Fleury
Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) has attracted considerable scientific attention, thanks to its enhanced water solubility and wide range of possible chemical reactions. In the present review, we attempt to summarize the current knowledge on chemical modifications of CMC, focusing specifically on the derivatization of its carboxyl functions, through “grafting onto” strategies. CMC derivatives, obtained
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Towards Sustainable and Multifunctional Air-Filters: A Review on Biopolymer-Based Filtration Materials Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2019-04-22 Hamid Souzandeh, Yu Wang, Anil N. Netravali, Wei-Hong Zhong
Air-filtration has played an increasingly important role in keeping desired indoor air quality in spite of the heavily polluted air that has worsened by human being’s activities. Because the compositions of the pollutants present in the air are so complex and uncontrollable, traditional air-filtering materials produced from non-degradable plastics or glass fibers are facing a big challenge of effectively
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Towards Sustainable and Multifunctional Air-Filters: A Review on Biopolymer-Based Filtration Materials Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2019-04-22 Hamid Souzandeh, Yu Wang, Anil N. Netravali, Wei-Hong Zhong
Air-filtration has played an increasingly important role in keeping desired indoor air quality in spite of the heavily polluted air that has worsened by human being’s activities. Because the compositions of the pollutants present in the air are so complex and uncontrollable, traditional air-filtering materials produced from non-degradable plastics or glass fibers are facing a big challenge of effectively
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Hollow and Vesicle Particles from Macromolecules with Amphiphilic Monomer Units Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2019-04-22 Valentina V. Vasilevskaya, Elena N. Govorun
Amphiphilic monomer units contain both hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups. They are characterized by affinity and antagonism simultaneously to both polar and nonpolar solvents, tend to settle themselves at solvent interfaces rather than in the bulk of the solvent and, thus, possess effective surface activity. For this reason, in selective solvents the macromolecules with amphiphilic monomer units self-assemble
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Recent Developments in Fused Deposition Modeling-Based 3D Printing of Polymers and Their Composites Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2019-04-22 Tuan Noraihan Azila Tuan Rahim, Abdul Manaf Abdullah, Hazizan Md Akil
Fused deposition modeling (FDM) is one of the most widely used 3D printing techniques that utilizes polymers to create models, prototypes or even end products. Since 2009, the demand for FDM has been increasing at an incredible rate from one year to the next, and many experts believe that this technology has the potential to revolutionize manufacturing in many sectors. The main advantages of FDM technology
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Recent progress on polydispersity effects on block copolymer phase behavior Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2019-04-11 Inho Kim, Sheng Li
In recent decades, there has been a growing interest in block copolymer with broad dispersity. Previous studies showed that increasing polydispersity influences the self-assembly behavior of block copolymers; however, disagreements between experimental and computational studies remained on key issues including the extent of domain swelling with increasing block dispersity and the effects of polydispersity
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Recent progress on polydispersity effects on block copolymer phase behavior Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2019-04-11 Inho Kim, Sheng Li
In recent decades, there has been a growing interest in block copolymer with broad dispersity. Previous studies showed that increasing polydispersity influences the self-assembly behavior of block copolymers; however, disagreements between experimental and computational studies remained on key issues including the extent of domain swelling with increasing block dispersity and the effects of polydispersity
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Polymer Hydrogels and Their Applications Toward Sorptive Removal of Potential Aqueous Pollutants Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2019-04-11 Pallabi Samaddar, Sandeep Kumar, Ki-Hyun Kim
Environmental pollution is a global concern due to the rapidly increasing population and industrialization. In this context, there is a strong need to develop green separation techniques to isolate pollutants from different sources. Polymer assemblies or hydrogel polymers are water-swollen and crosslinked polymeric materials capable of retaining large amounts of water in their 3D networks. Hydrogels
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Rheology of poly (lactic acid)-based systems Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2019-03-30 Mohammadreza Nofar, Reza Salehiyan, Suprakas Sinha Ray
Being commercialized in 1992, poly (lactic acid) (PLA) has been considered for biomedical applications and as a reliable substitute for a wide range of commodity and engineering applications where noncompostable petroleum-based polymers are currently being used. However, PLA suffers from series of drawbacks and it would not be applicable unless these shortcomings resolve somewhat. Besides the PLA’s
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Hydroxyapatite For Poly(α-Hydroxy Esters) Biocomposites Applications Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2018-11-02 Hon-Meng Ng, Soo-Tueen Bee, Lee Tin Sin, Chantara T. Ratnam, Abdul Razak Rahmat
This article focuses on providing a systematic review on various fundamental properties of composite based on poly(α-hydroxy esters) and hydroxyapatite (HAp) for application in bone tissue engineering. Poly(α-hydroxy esters), a well-known synthetic biopolymer has attracted considerable interest to be employed for synthesis of bone graft substitute material with HAp mainly due to its bioresorbability
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Hierarchically Porous Organic Materials Derived From Copolymers: Preparation and Electrochemical Applications Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2018-11-02 Teng Guo, Jiefeng Gao, Mengjiao Xu, Yun Ju, Jiye Li, Huaiguo Xue
Compared to conventional porous materials with a uniform pore size distribution, hierarchical ones containing interconnected macro-, meso-, and micropores have greatly enhanced material performance due to the increased specific surface area and mass transfer. Copolymer is a good candidate used for construction of such hierarchically porous structures, resulting from its tunable segment composition
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Historical Review of Secondary Entry Flows in Polymer Melt Extrusion Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2018-11-02 Jan Musil, Martin Zatloukal
Secondary flow (also termed as stagnation flow, dead space, recirculation zone, and vortex) is rheological phenomenon occurring during flow of polymer melts through abrupt contraction channels as result of flow separation from solid boundary leading to accelerating flow regime with recirculating material in corners. Polymer melt captured in secondary flow slowly rotates in direction opposite to main
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Advancements in the Development of Biostable Polyurethanes Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2018-10-01 Pathiraja A. Gunatillake, Loshini S. Dandeniyage, Raju Adhikari, Mark Bown, Robert Shanks, Benu Adhikari
Strategies to design biostable polyurethanes are briefly reviewed to understand the effect of the polyurethane chemical structure on mechanical properties and resistance to degradation based on reported in vitro and in vivo data. In vitro test methods developed to simulate the biological environment and their suitability to screen new materials for oxidative stability are discussed. Major part of the
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Polysulfide Polymers: Synthesis, Blending, Nanocomposites, and Applications Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2018-09-25 Amin Pirayesh, Mehdi Salami-Kalajahi, Hossein Roghani-Mamaqani, Faezeh Najafi
Polysulfide polymers as an important class of polymers are used in different applications as sealants, adhesives, etc. They are usually synthesized by reaction of disodium polysulfides with dihalo compounds to yield liquid or solid polymers. Their most important advantages are excellent adhesion to different surfaces, creation of no defect in sealant under stress and pressure, resistance against to
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The Future of Flame Retardant Polymers – Unmet Needs and Likely New Approaches Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2018-05-14 Alexander B. Morgan
Thermoplastic and thermoset polymers in use today have fire risk and fire hazard associated with them that is not always well known to the public or material scientists. Recent events in the United Kingdom and California show that, if not considered carefully, use of flammable materials can result in catastrophic losses of both life and property. Further, current understanding has shown that simply
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Flammability of Polymer/Clay Aerogel Composites: An Overview Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2018-04-24 Hong-Bing Chen, David A. Schiraldi
Polymer/clay aerogel composites fabricated using the freeze-drying method and water as solvent has drawn extensive attentions during the past decade. Such aerogels possess layered or network microstructures, low thermal conductivities, and good thermal stabilities; of special interest, they generally have very low flammability, which could be influenced by the composition and microstructure of the
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Thermal Degradation and Fire Behavior of High Performance Polymers Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2019-02-14 Aditya Ramgobin, Gaëlle Fontaine, Serge Bourbigot
High performance and high temperature polymers are a class of polymeric materials exhibiting high thermal stability and their resistance to fire makes them valuable assets for many applications. Those applications include as typical examples high temperature gas separation membranes, automotive and aerospace industry as well as the construction industry. The high performance polymers have been synthesized
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Thermal Degradation and Fire Behavior of High Performance Polymers Polym. Rev. (IF 7.304) Pub Date : 2019-02-14 Aditya Ramgobin, Gaëlle Fontaine, Serge Bourbigot
High performance and high temperature polymers are a class of polymeric materials exhibiting high thermal stability and their resistance to fire makes them valuable assets for many applications. Those applications include as typical examples high temperature gas separation membranes, automotive and aerospace industry as well as the construction industry. The high performance polymers have been synthesized
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