Precisely controlling macromolecular stereochemistry and sequences is a powerful strategy
for manipulating polymer properties. Controlled synthetic routes to prepare degradable …

Glycerol is one of the most important biomass-based platform molecules, massively
produced as a by-product in the biodiesel industry. Its high purification cost from the crude …

The current scale of plastics production and the attendant waste disposal issues represent
an underexplored opportunity for chemically recyclable polymers. Typical recyclable …

Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)(PLGA) is used in vivo for various biomedical applications. Due
to its biodegradability and biocompatibility, PLGA is uniquely suited for controlled drug …

Switchable catalysis, in combination with epoxide-involved ring-opening (co)
polymerization, is a powerful technique that can be used to synthesize various oxygen-rich …

Naturally produced, biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) promise more
sustainable alternatives to nonrenewable/degradable plastics, but biological PHA's …

Artificial, de-novo manufactured materials (with controlled nano-sized characteristics) have
been progressively used by neuroscientists during the last several decades. The …

We report here on the ring‐opening polymerization (ROP) of racemic β‐thiobutyrolactone
(rac‐TBL), as the first chemical synthesis of poly (3‐thiobutyrolactone)(P3TB), the thioester …

The design of cyclic monomers is crucial for the development of polymers with ideal thermal
and mechanical properties by ring-opening polymerization. Herein, we provide a systematic …

Distorting linear polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) out of planarity affects their physical
properties and breaks their symmetry to induce inherent chirality. However, the chirality …