Recent advances in surface-modified cellulose nanofibrils

F Rol, MN Belgacem, A Gandini, J Bras - Progress in Polymer Science, 2019 - Elsevier
The production of nanocellulose has garnered increased attention in the past decades and
is now the second-ranked priority of the European bioeconomy. The number of papers …

Covalently Crosslinked hydrogels via step‐growth reactions: crosslinking chemistries, polymers, and clinical impact

Y Gao, K Peng, S Mitragotri - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrogels are an important class of biomaterials with the unique property of high‐water
content in a crosslinked polymer network. In particular, chemically crosslinked hydrogels …

50th Anniversary Perspective: Polymer Functionalization

E Blasco, MB Sims, AS Goldmann, BS Sumerlin… - …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The translation of small molecule chemistries into efficient methodologies for polymer
functionalization spans several decades, enabling critical advances in soft matter materials …

Hyperbranched polymers: advances from synthesis to applications

Y Zheng, S Li, Z Weng, C Gao - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Hyperbranched polymers (HPs) are highly branched three-dimensional (3D)
macromolecules. Their globular and dendritic architectures endow them with unique …

Sulfur and its role in modern materials science

DA Boyd - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Although well‐known and studied for centuries, sulfur continues to be at the center of an
extensive array of scientific research topics. As one of the most abundant elements in the …

Application of “click” chemistry in biomedical hydrogels

X Li, Y **ong - ACS omega, 2022 - ACS Publications
Since “click” chemistry was first reported in 2001, it has remained a popular research topic in
the field of chemistry due to its high yield without byproducts, fast reaction rate, simple …

The CuAAC: Principles, homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts, and novel developments and applications

S Neumann, M Biewend, S Rana… - Macromolecular Rapid …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The copper‐catalyzed azide/alkyne cycloaddition reaction (CuAAC) has emerged as the
most useful “click” chemistry. Polymer science has profited enormously from CuAAC by its …

RAFT polymerization to form stimuli-responsive polymers

G Moad - Polymer Chemistry, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Stimuli-responsive polymers adapt to their surrounding environment. These polymers are
capable of responding to a variety of external stimuli, which include optical, electrical …

Click chemistry in materials science

W **, TF Scott, CJ Kloxin… - Advanced Functional …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Despite originating only a little more than a decade ago, click chemistry has become one of
the most powerful paradigms in materials science, synthesis, and modification. By …

A guide to the synthesis of block copolymers using reversible-addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization

DJ Keddie - Chemical Society Reviews, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The discovery of reversible-deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) has provided an
avenue for the synthesis of a vast array of polymers with a rich variety of functionality and …