The discovery of the first “living” radical polymerization by Otsu and co-workers (1) in 1982
heralded the start of a very exciting time for polymer chemists. Since then, a plethora of living …

Numerous non-ionic thermally responsive homopolymers phase separate from their
aqueous solutions upon heating. Far fewer neutral homopolymers are known to phase …

The cyclic polymer topology strongly alters the interfacial, physico‐chemical properties of
polymer brushes, when compared to the linear counterparts. In this study, we especially …

Since the time first synthetic macrocycles were observed as academic curiosities, great
advances have been made. Thanks to the development of controlled polymerization …

The thermal stability of a self-assembled micelle was remarkably enhanced by a topology
effect. Linear poly (butyl acrylate)-block-poly (ethylene oxide)-block-poly (butyl acrylate)(1) …

Polypeptoids have recently emerged as a subject of scientific interest due to their structural
resemblance to existing pseudo-peptidic polymers including poly (α-peptide) s, poly (β …

We report on the facile synthesis of well-defined amphiphilic and thermoresponsive tadpole-
shaped linear-cyclic diblock copolymers via ring-opening polymerization (ROP) directly …

Random copolymers based on poly (N-ethyl glycine) and poly (N-butyl glycine) have been
synthesized by NHC-mediated or primary amine-initiated copolymerization of the …

Polymer-topology effects can alter technologically relevant properties when cyclic
macromolecules are applied within diverse materials formulations. These include coatings …

An alkyne− azide addition, ie, click, reaction in conjunction with an electrostatic self-
assembly and covalent fixation (ESA-CF) process has been demonstrated to effectively …