Abstract Recent progress in macromolecular reaction engineering has enabled the synthesis of sequence‐controlled polymers. The advent olefin block copolymers (OBCs) via chain shuttling polymerization ethylene with α‐olefins opened new horizons for polyolefins having a dual character thermoplastics and elastomers. Nevertheless, use two catalysts different comonomer selectivities agent, dragging ...

We tuned the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) of amphiphilic poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm) via copolymerization with a hydrophilic comonomer of N-hydroxymethyl acrylamide (NHMAAm). A series of copolymers P(NIPAAm-co-NHMAAm) were synthesized by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) using CuBr/(N,N,N',N',N''-Pentamethyldiethylenetriamine) (PMDETA) as a catalyst system and ...

A cationic and an anionic poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (poly(NIPAM)) microgel latex were synthesized via batch radical polymerization under emulsifier-free conditions. The hydrodynamic properties, colloidal stability, and electrokinetic characteristics of these two samples were studied. The hydrodynamic particle size variation was discussed by considering the effect of salinity and temperature o...

Temperature-sensitive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPA) nanohydrogels were synthesized by nanoemulsion polymerization in water-in-oil systems. Several cross-linking degrees and the incorporation of acrylic acid as comonomer at different concentrations were tested to produce nanohydrogels with a wide range of properties. The physicochemical properties of PNIPA nanohydrogels, and their relation...

Biotechnologically accessible 1,4-butanediol and vegetal oil-based diethyl sebacate were copolymerized with bicyclic acetalized D-glucose derivatives (Glux) by polycondensation both in the melt at high temperature and in solution at mild temperature mediated by polymer-supported Candida antarctica lipase B (CALB). Two series of random copolyesters (PB(x)Glux(y)Seb and PBSeb(x)Glux(y)) were prep...

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the chemical composition, the polymerization ability and the abrasion resistance of two brands (Isosit, Plastique) of thermo-setting resin for crown and bridge. 1. Isosit (Is) contained approximately 55 per cent of MFR type filler and 45 per cent of a comonomer (urethane dimethacrylate, 1, 3 butane dimethacrylate and 1, 10 decamethylene dimethacrylate...

Recovering uranium from seawater has been the subject of many studies for decades, and has recently seen significant progress in materials development since the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has become involved. With DOE direction, the uranium uptake for amidoxime-based polymer adsorbents has more than tripled in capacity. In an effort to better understand how these new adsorbent materials be...

A major problem in restorative dentistry is the lack of adhesion o f dental materials to tooth structure. Bowen (1965a) synthesized a surface-active como­ nomer, the reaction product of N-plienylglycine andglycidylmethacrylate, to serve as a coupling agent between dental restorative materials and tooth struc­ ture. A new composite restorative material, l)e Trey Cosmic, which incorporates Cosmic...