50th Anniversary Perspective: Polymers with Complex Architectures

G Polymeropoulos, G Zapsas, K Ntetsikas… - …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The scope of this Perspective is to highlight innovative contributions in the synthesis of well-
defined complex macromolecular architectures and to emphasize the importance of these …

C1 polymerization: a unique tool towards polyethylene-based complex macromolecular architectures

D Wang, Z Zhang, N Hadjichristidis - Polymer Chemistry, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The recent developments in organoborane initiated C1 polymerization (chain grows by one
atom at a time) of ylides open unique horizons towards well-defined/perfectly linear …

Star ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylene

C Wang, S Wu, Q Chen, H Mu, Z Jian - Macromolecules, 2023 - ACS Publications
Star polymers have attracted immense interest from scientific and industrial communities
due to their unique properties relative to linear polymers; however, the synthesis of the long …

Core cross-linked multiarm star polymers with aggregation-induced emission and temperature responsive fluorescence characteristics

Z Zhang, P Bilalis, H Zhang, Y Gnanou… - …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Aggregation-induced emission (AIE) active core cross-linked multiarm star polymers,
carrying polystyrene (PS), polyethylene (PE), or polyethylene-b-polycaprolactone (PE-b …

Tetraphenylethene-functionalized polyethylene-based polymers with aggregation-induced emission

Y Jiang, N Hadjichristidis - Macromolecules, 2019 - ACS Publications
A novel synthetic strategy toward a series of tetraphenylethene (TPE)-functionalized
polyethylene-based homo/copolymers is presented. Tris (3-(4-(1, 2, 2-triphenylvinyl) …

Poly (vinylidene fluoride)/polymethylene-based block copolymers and terpolymers

G Zapsas, Y Patil, P Bilalis, Y Gnanou… - …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Dual crystalline diblock copolymers consisting of polymethylene (PM) and poly (vinylidene
fluoride)(PVDF) blocks as well as triblock terpolymers with polystyrene (PS) as middle block …

Synthesis and characterization of poly1-hexene/silica nanocomposites

A Hanifpour, N Bahri-Laleh, M Nekoomanesh-Haghighi… - Polymer Testing, 2017 - Elsevier
SiO 2 nano particles, with particle size of 12 nm, were first modified by substituting surface
OH groups with O-hexyl moiety. Then, poly1-hexene/modified-SiO 2 composites with various …

Aluminum-Mediated Polymerization of Allylic Ylides toward α, ω-Functionalized C3 Polymers with Enhanced Nontraditional Intrinsic Luminescence

T Zhao, M Liao, Y Hu, G Zhou, P Liu… - …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Allylic ylide polymerization is an unconventional method for synthesizing polymers with
unique allylic repeat units. However, in contrast to significant efforts to develop new …

Selective deuteration along a polyethylene chain: Differentiating conformation segment by segment

AA Burkey, AP Kotula, CR Snyder, SV Orski… - …, 2023 - ACS Publications
To improve the circularity and performance of polyolefin materials, recent innovations have
enabled the synthesis of polyolefins with new structural features, such as cleavable …

An efficient and general strategy toward the synthesis of polyethylene-based cyclic polymers

Y Jiang, Z Zhang, D Wang, N Hadjichristidis - Macromolecules, 2018 - ACS Publications
A novel strategy toward well-defined polyethylene-based cyclic homo/copolymers is
presented. Tris (3-(anthracen-9-ylmethoxy) propyl) borane, prepared by hydroboration of 9 …