Group 4 permethylpentalene (C8Me62−; Pn*) aryloxide and alkoxide complexes have been synthesised, fully characterised used for the polymerisation of lactide monomers.

Cytoplasmic microtubules (MTs) undergo growth, shrinkage, and pausing. However, how MT polymerisation cycles are produced and spatiotemporally regulated at a molecular level is unclear, as the entire cycle has not been recapitulated in vitro with defined components. In this study, we reconstituted dynamic MT plus end behaviour involving all three phases, by mixing tubulin with five Drosophila p...

Sequence selective ring-opening terpolymerisation (ROTERP) allows the design of block polymerisation cascades with three distinct mechanistic cycles. Ring-opening (ROP), copolymerisation (ROCOP) and ROTERP can be combined in where onset most complex process supresses occurrence simpler ones. The furthermore enable incorporation different heteroallenes between blocks.

Polymerisation of α-amino acid N-carboxyanhydrides (NCAs) is one the most common techniques to prepare synthetic polypeptides. Of special interest are NCAs derived from acids, L-aspartic and L-glutamic acid, since investigations have been focused on their use synthesise multiblock copolypeptides or hybrid polypeptide-polymers design excipients suitable for delivery bioactive compounds. This per...

Phosphorus modified polyurethane/acrylic hybrid dispersions were prepared for flame retardant transparent wood coatings. The polymerisation was carried out in three steps. In the first one, polyurethane synthesised using an acrylic monomer as solvent. second step involved water addition that promoted phase inversion and lastly, part polymerised. phosphorous compounds covalently linked to a phos...