scholarly journals Metallacycle-crosslinked supramolecular polymers constructed by amino–YNE click reaction with enhanced mechanical properties

2022 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 100003
Author(s):  
Feng Chen ◽  
Xiongjie Lin ◽  
Yang Li ◽  
Dongdong Xu ◽  
Huayu Qiu ◽  
...  
Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 1760
Author(s):  
Thomas Heida ◽  
Oliver Otto ◽  
Doreen Biedenweg ◽  
Nicolas Hauck ◽  
Julian Thiele

The demand for tailored, micrometer-scaled biomaterials in cell biology and (cell-free) biotechnology has led to the development of tunable microgel systems based on natural polymers, such as hyaluronic acid (HA). To precisely tailor their physicochemical and mechanical properties and thus to address the need for well-defined microgel systems, in this study, a bottom-up material guide is presented that highlights the synergy between highly selective bio-orthogonal click chemistry strategies and the versatility of a droplet microfluidics (MF)-assisted microgel design. By employing MF, microgels based on modified HA-derivates and homobifunctional poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG)-crosslinkers are prepared via three different types of click reaction: Diels–Alder [4 + 2] cycloaddition, strain-promoted azide-alkyne cycloaddition (SPAAC), and UV-initiated thiol–ene reaction. First, chemical modification strategies of HA are screened in-depth. Beyond the microfluidic processing of HA-derivates yielding monodisperse microgels, in an analytical study, we show that their physicochemical and mechanical properties—e.g., permeability, (thermo)stability, and elasticity—can be systematically adapted with respect to the type of click reaction and PEG-crosslinker concentration. In addition, we highlight the versatility of our HA-microgel design by preparing non-spherical microgels and introduce, for the first time, a selective, hetero-trifunctional HA-based microgel system with multiple binding sites. As a result, a holistic material guide is provided to tailor fundamental properties of HA-microgels for their potential application in cell biology and (cell-free) biotechnology.


2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (47) ◽  
pp. 7260-7268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael A. Beuwer ◽  
M. F. Knopper ◽  
Lorenzo Albertazzi ◽  
Daan van der Zwaag ◽  
Wouter G. Ellenbroek ◽  
...  

We characterize the structure and mechanical properties of 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxamide (BTA) supramolecular polymers using correlative AFM and fluorescence imaging.


2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (42) ◽  
pp. 22352-22360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiqiang Song ◽  
Yong Zhang

Novel porous polymer/graphene composite aerogels with a multiple network structure, enhanced compressive properties and high thermal conductivity are first fabricated by adsorbing water vapour, reduction, and freeze-drying procedures.


RSC Advances ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (45) ◽  
pp. 26067-26079
Author(s):  
Zhanxin Jing ◽  
Jin Li ◽  
Weiyu Xiao ◽  
Hefeng Xu ◽  
Pengzhi Hong ◽  
...  

Supramolecular polymer based on PDLA–PCVL–PDLA triblock copolymer was used for the modification of PLLA, and the results showed that it is an effective way to control the crystallization, rheology and mechanical properties of PLLA.


Polymers ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Li ◽  
Meizhao Han ◽  
Yaseen Muhammad ◽  
Yu Liu ◽  
Zhibin Su ◽  
...  

Styrene-butadiene styrene graphene oxide nanoplatelets (SBS-g-GOs)-modified asphalt was prepared by reacting thiolated GOs (GOs-SH) with SBS in asphalt using a thiol-ene click reaction. The temperature resistance and mechanical properties of asphalts were analyzed by dynamic shear rheology (DSR) and multiple-stress creep-recovery (MSCR) tests, which revealed that an optimum amount of GOs-SH (0.02%) can effectively improve the low temperature and anti-rutting performance of SBS asphalt. Segregation experiments showed that SBS-g-GOs possessed good stability and dispersion in base asphalt. Fluorescence microscopy results revealed that the addition of GOs-SH promoted the formation of SBS network structure. Textural and morphological characterization of GOs-SH and SBS were achieved by Fourier transform infra-red (FT-IR) spectroscopy, energy-dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), atomic-force microscopy (AFM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), while surface chemical composition was tested by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Based on textural characterization data, a suitable reaction mechanism was proposed that involved the preferential reaction between GOs-SH and 1,2 C=C of SBS. The currently designed GOs-SH incorporated asphalt via thiol-ene click reaction provides new ideas for the preparation of modified asphalt with enhanced mechanical properties for target-oriented applications.


Author(s):  
Zhexian Shentu ◽  
Zhaoming Zhang ◽  
Jun Zhao ◽  
ChuanShuang Chen ◽  
Qian Wu ◽  
...  

Block copolymers with specific microphase-separated structures are a class of important reprocessable elastomers. Numerous approaches have been applied to modify their structures and properties, whereas incorporating supramolecular polymers into the...


2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert H. Lambeth ◽  
Kenneth E. Strawhecker ◽  
Joshua A. Orlicki

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
pp. 3680-3688 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lewis R. Hart ◽  
James H. Hunter ◽  
Ngoc A. Nguyen ◽  
Josephine L. Harries ◽  
Barnaby W. Greenland ◽  
...  

Mechanical properties of healable supramolecular polymer blends correlate to non-covalent “crosslink density”.


Author(s):  
Xiaoguang Liu ◽  
Bo Qin ◽  
Jiang-Fei Xu ◽  
Zhiqiang Wang ◽  
Xi Zhang

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