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How to find the “optimal” molecular weight for photovoltaic polymers
Bringing together recently published studies, trends are displayed how the molecular weight of conjugated polymers influences the photovoltaic performance.
Anti-fouling hybrid polymer coatings
Anti-fouling zwitterionic coatings were successfully prepared by a surface Kabachnik-Fields reaction and subsequent deprotection of phosphonate groups.
PECH: A New Photoinitiator for Free Radical Polymerization under UV Light
Researchers from Turkey developed a new photoinitiator: phenacyl ethyl carbazolium hexafluoroantimonate for free radical polymerization under UV light.
Towards Hybrid Materials: Group Transfer Polymerization of Alkoxysilane Monomers
Functional star polymers of alkoxysilane containing monomers are produced via GTM and later crosslinked to produce hybrid gels in a one-pot synthesis.
Conference Report: 35th Australasian Polymer Symposium
The 35th APS took place on the Gold Coast, Queensland, from the 12th – 15th of July: three and a half days of talks from numerous areas of polymer science.
First precise 9-arm 9-component star polymer
Precise synthesis of multi-armed and multi-component star-branched polymers was achieved using living anionic polymerization in a new iterative approach.
Changing reactor size and position to improve branched polymers
H. Tobita reveals that division of the zones in multi-zone reactors makes a significant difference in chain microstructure.
Grafting Thick Films by Surface-Initiated Photo-Polymerization
Modification of surfaces by grafting polymer chains from surface-anchored initiators opens vast opportunities to engineer surface properties of materials.
Inseparable: Twin Polymerization in Hybrid Material Synthesis
Twin polymerization describes the formation of two polymers starting from just one monomer in a mechanistically coupled process step.