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Toward polymer upcycling—adding value and tackling circularity by Korley, LaShanda T. J., Epps, Thomas H., Helms, Brett A., Ryan, Anthony J.

“…Plastics have revolutionized modern life, but have created a global waste crisis driven by our reliance and demand for low-cost, disposable materials. New…”
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Directed Block Copolymer Thin Film Self-Assembly: Emerging Trends in Nanopattern Fabrication by Luo, Ming, Epps, Thomas H

“…Block copolymers have garnered significant attention in the past few decades due to their ability to self-assemble into nanoscale structures (∼10–100 nm),…”
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Block copolymers: controlling nanostructure to generate functional materials - synthesis, characterization, and engineering by Epps, III, Thomas H, O'Reilly, Rachel K

“…In this perspective, we survey recent advances in the synthesis and characterization of block copolymers, discuss several key materials opportunities enabled…”
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Biobased building blocks for the rational design of renewable block polymers by Holmberg, Angela L, Reno, Kaleigh H, Wool, Richard P, Epps, 3rd, Thomas H

“…Block polymers (BPs) derived from biomass (biobased) are necessary components of a sustainable future that relies minimally on petroleum-based plastics for…”
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Block copolymer electrolytes for rechargeable lithium batteries by Young, Wen-Shiue, Kuan, Wei-Fan, Epps, III, Thomas H.

“…ABSTRACT Ion‐conducting block copolymers (BCPs) have attracted significant interest as conducting materials in solid‐state lithium batteries. BCP self‐assembly…”
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100th Anniversary of Macromolecular Science Viewpoint: Polymers from Lignocellulosic Biomass. Current Challenges and Future Opportunities by O’Dea, Robert M, Willie, Jordan A, Epps, Thomas H

“…Sustainable polymers from lignocellulosic biomass have the potential to reduce the environmental impact of commercial plastics while also offering significant…”
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Ionic-Liquid-Mediated Deconstruction of Polymers for Advanced Recycling and Upcycling by Christoff-Tempesta, Ty, Epps, Thomas H.

“…Ionic liquids (ILs) are a promising medium to assist in the advanced (chemical and biological) recycling of polymers, owing to their tunable catalytic…”
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Stimuli-responsive copolymer solution and surface assemblies for biomedical applications by Kelley, Elizabeth G, Albert, Julie N L, Sullivan, Millicent O, Epps, 3rd, Thomas H

“…Stimuli-responsive polymeric materials is one of the fastest growing fields of the 21st century, with the annual number of papers published more than…”
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Block Copolymer Vitrimers by Lessard, Jacob J, Scheutz, Georg M, Sung, Seung Hyun, Lantz, Kayla A, Epps, Thomas H, Sumerlin, Brent S

“…In this report, we merge block copolymers with vitrimers in an effort to realize the prospect of higher-order, nanoscale control over associative cross-link…”
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From Tree to Tape: Direct Synthesis of Pressure Sensitive Adhesives from Depolymerized Raw Lignocellulosic Biomass by Wang, Shu, Shuai, Li, Saha, Basudeb, Vlachos, Dionisios G, Epps, Thomas H

“…We report a new and robust strategy toward the development of high-performance pressure sensitive adhesives (PSAs) from chemicals directly obtained from raw…”
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Circularity in polymers: addressing performance and sustainability challenges using dynamic covalent chemistries by Yan, Tianwei, Balzer, Alex H, Herbert, Katie M, Epps, Thomas H, Korley, LaShanda T. J

“…The circularity of current and future polymeric materials is a major focus of fundamental and applied research, as undesirable end-of-life outcomes and waste…”
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Lignin-derivable alternatives to bisphenol A with potentially undetectable estrogenic activity and minimal developmental toxicity by Zhang, Xinwen, Mahajan, Jignesh S., Zhang, Jinglin, Korley, LaShanda T.J., Epps, Thomas H., Wu, Changqing

“…Lignin-derivable bisguaiacols/bissyringols are viable alternatives to commercial bisphenols; however, many bisguaiacols/bissyringols (e.g., bisguaiacol F…”
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Salt Doping in PEO-Containing Block Copolymers: Counterion and Concentration Effects by Young, Wen-Shiue, Epps, Thomas H

“…The phase behavior of lithium salt-doped poly(styrene-b-ethylene oxide) (PS−PEO) was studied as a function of salt concentration, lithium (Li) counterion (X),…”
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Bent‐But‐Not‐Broken: Reactive Metal‐Organic Framework Composites from Elastomeric Phase‐Inverted Polymers by Peterson, Gregory W., Mahle, John J., Tovar, Trenton M., Epps, Thomas H.

“…A phase inversion process is used to fabricate composite beads from the metal–organic framework (MOF) UiO‐66‐NH2 and the elastomeric block copolymer…”
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Electrophoretic Deposition as a Versatile Low-Cost Tool to Construct a Synthetic Polymeric Solid-Electrolyte Interphase on Silicon Anodes: A Model System Investigation by Mou, Rownak J., Barua, Sattajit, Prasad, Ajay K., Epps, Thomas H., Yao, Koffi P. C.

“…The cycling of next-generation, high-capacity silicon (Si) anodes capable of 3579 mAh·g–1 is greatly hindered by the instability of the solid-electrolyte…”
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Sustainability of Synthetic Plastics: Considerations in Materials Life-Cycle Management by Epps, Thomas H, Korley, LaShanda T. J, Yan, Tianwei, Beers, Kathryn L, Burt, Tiffani M

“…The sustainability of current and future plastic materials is a major focus of basic research, industry, government, and society at large. There is a general…”
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Metal–organic framework polymer composite enhancement via acyl chloride modification by Peterson, Gregory W, Wang, Hui, Au, Kathleen, Epps, Thomas H

“…Ideal mixed‐matrix composites fabricated from metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) and polymers should exhibit good compatibility between components, high…”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Amphiphilic Cyclic Diblock Copolypeptoids from N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Mediated Zwitterionic Polymerization of N-Substituted N-Carboxyanhydride by Lee, Chang-Uk, Smart, Thomas P., Guo, Li, Epps, Thomas H., Zhang, Donghui

“…N-Heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-mediated ring-opening polymerization of N-decyl-N-carboxylanhydride monomer (De-NCA) has been shown to occur in a controlled…”
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Single pot catalyst strategy to branched products via adhesive isomerization and hydrocracking of polyethylene over platinum tungstated zirconia by Vance, Brandon C., Kots, Pavel A., Wang, Cong, Hinton, Zachary R., Quinn, Caitlin M., Epps, Thomas H., Korley, LaShanda T.J., Vlachos, Dionisios G.

“…[Display omitted] •Pt-WZr is a prototypical catalyst to probe LDPE hydrocracking at low temperatures.•The metal-acid balance (MAB) is a crucial descriptor in…”
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Enhanced Conductivity via Homopolymer-Rich Pathways in Block Polymer-Blended Electrolytes by Morris, Melody A, Sung, Seung Hyun, Ketkar, Priyanka M, Dura, Joseph A, Nieuwendaal, Ryan C, Epps, Thomas H

“…The optimization of ionic conductivity and lithium-ion battery stability can be achieved by independently tuning the ion transport and mechanical robustness of…”
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