Disulfide linkages were introduced into poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) by the polycondensation of a RAFT-derived, telechelic macromonomer to give degradable yet vinyl-based polymers. These polymers displayed a redox-sensitive lower critical solution temperature (LCST) with the shorter, degraded product displaying a higher LCST than its non-degraded counterpart.

Water-triggered self-assembly polycondensation was proposed for preparation of cyclomatrix polyphosphazene nanoparticles from amino acid esters, and a critical solubility parameter was found to determine whether the nanoparticles were formed. Based on this rule, we also investigated the control of the size of its nanoparticles.

Losing contact: Omniphobic surfaces can be readily produced by acid-catalyzed graft polycondensation of dimethyldimethoxysilane (PDMS). Droplets show a very small contact angle hysteresis as well as a low sliding angle of only a few degrees. The nm-thick PDMS layer is neither easily washed away nor depleted. This method offers a novel approach towards the preparation of super-liquid-repelling s...

Copolymers, consisting of isothianaphthene and phenylene derivatives with liquid crystal groups, were synthesized via Migita-Kosugi-Stille polycondensation reaction. IR absorption, UV-vis optical absorption, and PL spectroscopy measurements were carried out. Thermotropic liquid crystallinity of the polymers with bandgap of ~2.5 eV was confirmed.

The tubular secondary structure of a folded helical polymer a poly(m-phenylene ethynylene) derivative, synthesized via our A2+BB’ polycondensation method, is stabilized by intramolecular cross-linking of cinnamate moieties through topchemically controlled photodimerization. This approach should enable the generation of organic nanotubes with controlled dimensions and surface functionality that ...

Cellulose-derived photocrosslinkable polycarbonates with renewable citronellol pendant chains were synthesised via polycondensation of Triol-citro, a levoglucosenone-based triol monomer, and dimethoxycarbonyl isosorbide.

A series of sugar-derived triols and biobased diacids were combined to prepare fully branched polyesters with different structural features by melt polycondensation.

This paper reports the synthesis of high molecular weight semi-aromatic polyamides containing renewable furanic monomer by a scalable melt polycondensation method using eco-friendly titanium-based catalysts.