Polysulfobetaine-based zwitterionic copolymaleimides showed chemical structure-dependent salt-tolerant properties. Polysulfobetaine derived from poly(ethylene-co-maleimide) enhanced the solubility of metal salts in water well beyond the normal saturation point. This increased solubility of metal salts is accompanied by the depression of freezing temperature...

The utilization of fatty acid is proposed as a polymerization medium for the first time. The chemical oxidative polymerizations of pyrrole result in the production of micrometer-sized polypyrrole grains. The PPy grains are doped with stearic acid, suggesting that the stearic acid functions as a dopant and a hydrophobizing agent as well as a polymerization...

Hydroaminoalkylation using N-silylated benzylamine and zirconium catalyst has afforded a single-step method to prepare primary amine-functionalized polypropylene. This catalytic transformation enables rapid oligomer valorization by rendering non-reactive polymers susceptible to photo-oxidative crosslinking. Abstract Polymerization of primary...

TFE terpolymers retain many advantageous properties of PTFE while they are much better processable. This review covers the processing and properties of TFE-based fluorinated terpolymers, their applications including sealing, lining, membrane technology, microfluidics, photonics, energy harvesting, energy storage, and sensing, as well as their future...

Thermally stable and highly hydrophobic monolithic trimethoxybenzene-formaldehyde aerogels and xerogels could be produced from trimethoxybenzene, formaldehyde, organic solvents, and hydrochloric acid. The synthetic control of structural features (cross-linking, porosity, particle size, inner surface area) and resulting properties (thermal conductivity,...

A method named the limited domain swelling method is proposed for preparing gradient hydrogels. An external solution is regarded as a “nutrient” to promote the swelling of the hydrogel matrix, the mold controls the extension direction. The extension direction of hydrogels is limited by a tailored mold. Anisotropic structures are demonstrated through...