Retraction: Non-thermal microwave effects in radical polymerization of bio-based terpenoid (meth)acrylates

Retraction of ‘Non-thermal microwave effects in radical polymerization of bio-based terpenoid (meth)acrylates’ by Thibault Castagnet, et al., Polym. Chem., 2020, 11, 6840–6846, DOI: 10.1039/D0PY01192D.

Towards modulating colour hues of isoindigo-based electrochromic polymers through variation of thiophene-based donor groups

Conjugated polymers containing isoindigo electron acceptor groups have gained attention for electrochromic (EC) applications in recent years. To obtain a deeper fundamental understanding of the EC properties of isoindigo-based conjugated...

Photo-chemically induced polycondensation of a pure phenolic resin for additive manufacturing

Bakelite© or phenoplasts are considered the first synthetic polymers in the world. These resins, produced by polycondensation, have always been known for their chemical resistance, excellent flame resistance and thermal...

Poly(cyclosiloxane-carborane)s for Harsh Environments

Poly(siloxane-carborane)s are a class of polymeric materials which can be used for harsh environments. Poly(cyclosiloxane-carborane)s were prepared through hydrosilylation of cyclosiloxane and vinyl modified carborane cage. The structure of as-prepared...

Star-like poly(peptoid)s with selective antibacterial activity

We developed new macromolecular engineering approaches enabling the preparation of star-like polypeptoids by ring-opening polymerization. Parallely to the evaluation of their cytotoxicity of the HepG2 human cell line, their screening...

A General Model for the Ideal Chain Length Distributions of Polymers Made with Reversible Deactivation

Polymer molecular weight, or chain length distributions, are a core characteristic of a polymer system, with the distribution being intimately tied to the properties and performance of the polymer material....

A facile and economical method to synthesize a novel wide gamut fluorescent copolyester with outstanding properties

A series of high molecular weight copolyesters PExBTyAm were synthesized by a simple and economical two-step polycondensation method, and for the first time we found that the copolyesters exhibited an green fluorescence under 365 nm UV light.