Structurally dynamic hydrogels for biomedical applications: pursuing a fine balance between macroscopic stability and microscopic dynamics

K Zhang, Q Feng, Z Fang, L Gu, L Bian - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Owing to their unique chemical and physical properties, hydrogels are attracting increasing
attention in both basic and translational biomedical studies. Although the classical hydrogels …

Structure–reactivity–property relationships in covalent adaptable networks

V Zhang, B Kang, JV Accardo… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Polymer networks built out of dynamic covalent bonds offer the potential to translate the
control and tunability of chemical reactions to macroscopic physical properties. Under …

Elastic vitrimers: Beyond thermoplastic and thermoset elastomers

J Luo, Z Demchuk, X Zhao, T Saito, M Tian, AP Sokolov… - Matter, 2022 - cell.com
Thermoset elastomers are widely used in industry and frontier research due to their
advantage of mechanical robustness, high thermal/chemical resistance, and good …

Taking phototherapeutics from concept to clinical launch

BM Vickerman, EM Zywot, TK Tarrant… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
More than four decades have passed since the first example of a light-activated (caged)
compound was described. In the intervening years, a large number of light-responsive …

A highly dynamic covalent polymer network without creep: mission impossible?

F Van Lijsebetten, T Debsharma… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Dynamic covalent polymer networks provide an interesting solution to the challenging
recyclability of thermosets and elastomers. One of the remaining design constraints …

Boronate ester hydrogels for biomedical applications: challenges and opportunities

L Terriac, JJ Helesbeux, Y Maugars… - Chemistry of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Boronate ester (BE) hydrogels are increasingly used for biomedical applications. The
dynamic nature of these molecular networks enables bond rearrangement, which is …

Highly recyclable and tough elastic vitrimers from a defined polydimethylsiloxane network

J Luo, X Zhao, H Ju, X Chen, S Zhao… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Despite intensive research on sustainable elastomers, achieving elastic vitrimers with
significantly improved mechanical properties and recyclability remains a scientific challenge …

Vat photopolymerization additive manufacturing of tough, fully recyclable thermosets

AS Kuenstler, JJ Hernandez… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
To advance the capabilities of additive manufacturing, novel resin formulations are needed
that produce high-fidelity parts with desired mechanical properties that are also amenable to …

Protodeboronation of (hetero) arylboronic esters: direct versus prehydrolytic pathways and self-/auto-catalysis

HLD Hayes, R Wei, M Assante… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The kinetics and mechanism of the base-catalyzed hydrolysis (ArB (OR) 2→ ArB (OH) 2) and
protodeboronation (ArB (OR) 2→ ArH) of a series of boronic esters, encompassing eight …

Structural determinants of stimuli-responsiveness in amphiphilic macromolecular nano-assemblies

H Liu, HH Lu, Y Alp, R Wu, S Thayumanavan - Progress in Polymer …, 2024 - Elsevier
Stimuli-responsive nano-assemblies from amphiphilic macromolecules could undergo
controlled structural transformations and generate diverse macroscopic phenomenon under …