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50th Anniversary Perspective: RAFT PolymerizationA User Guide by Perrier, Sébastien

“…This Perspective summarizes the features and limitations of reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization, highlighting its strengths…”
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50th Anniversary Perspective: Polymers and Mixed Matrix Membranes for Gas and Vapor Separation: A Review and Prospective Opportunities by Galizia, Michele, Chi, Won Seok, Smith, Zachary P, Merkel, Timothy C, Baker, Richard W, Freeman, Benny D

“…Membrane gas separation is a mature and expanding technology. However, the availability of better membrane materials would promote faster growth. In this…”
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Perspectives for Polymer Electrolytes: A View from Fundamentals of Ionic Conductivity by Bocharova, V., Sokolov, A. P.

“…We present a brief overview of current developments in the field of polymer electrolytes, with the focus on single-ion conducting polymers. The latter have…”
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50th Anniversary Perspective: There Is a Great Future in Sustainable Polymers by Schneiderman, Deborah K, Hillmyer, Marc A

“…It is likely that a half-century ago even enthusiastic and optimistic proponents of the synthetic polymer industry (Mr. McGuire included) could not have…”
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Ordered Alignment of Liquid Crystalline Graphene Fluoride for Significantly Enhancing Thermal Conductivities of Liquid Crystalline Polyimide Composite Films by Ruan, Kunpeng, Gu, Junwei

“…The low thermal conductivity coefficient (λ) of polyimide (PI) films are limiting their application in high-power electronic equipment, and the disordered…”
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Emulsion Templating: Porous Polymers and Beyond by Zhang, Tao, Sanguramath, Rajashekharayya A, Israel, Sima, Silverstein, Michael S

“…Emulsion templating presently extends far beyond the original hydrophobic porous polymers that were synthesized within surfactant-stabilized water-in-oil high…”
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Modeling and Simulations of Polymers: A Roadmap by Gartner, Thomas E, Jayaraman, Arthi

“…Molecular modeling and simulations are invaluable tools for the polymer science and engineering community. These computational approaches enable predictions…”
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Vanillin-Based Epoxy Vitrimer with High Performance and Closed-Loop Recyclability by Memon, Hafeezullah, Liu, Haiyang, Rashid, Muhammad A, Chen, Li, Jiang, Qiuran, Zhang, Liying, Wei, Yi, Liu, Wanshuang, Qiu, Yiping

“…It is of great importance to develop epoxy vitrimers with the combination of high performance and versatile recyclability. Herein, two imine-containing…”
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50th Anniversary Perspective: Block PolymersPure Potential by Bates, Christopher M, Bates, Frank S

“…Block polymers have undergone extraordinary evolution since their inception more than 60 years ago, maturing from simple surfactants to an expansive class of…”
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A Critical Appraisal of RAFT-Mediated Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly by Canning, Sarah L, Smith, Gregory N, Armes, Steven P

“…Recently, polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) has become widely recognized as a robust and efficient route to produce block copolymer nanoparticles of…”
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50th Anniversary Perspective: Are Polymer Nanocomposites Practical for Applications? by Kumar, Sanat K, Benicewicz, Brian C, Vaia, Richard A, Winey, Karen I

“…The field of polymer nanocomposites has been at the forefront of research in the polymer community for the past few decades. Foundational work published in…”
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Mechanically Robust, Self-Healable, and Reprocessable Elastomers Enabled by Dynamic Dual Cross-Links by Chen, Yi, Tang, Zhenghai, Liu, Yingjun, Wu, Siwu, Guo, Baochun

“…Covalent cross-linking of rubbers is essential for obtaining high resilience and environmental resistance but prevents healing and recycling. Integrating…”
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Fabrication of Bioinspired Hydrogels: Challenges and Opportunities by Fan, Hailong, Gong, Jian Ping

“…Since the birth of synthetic hydrogel 60 years ago, hydrogels possessing various useful properties and functions have been developed. The research directions…”
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50th Anniversary Perspective: A Perspective on Polyelectrolyte Solutions by Muthukumar, M

“…From the beginning of life with the information-containing polymers until the present era of a plethora of water-based materials in health care industry and…”
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Closed-Loop Recyclable Fully Bio-Based Epoxy Vitrimers from Ferulic Acid-Derived Hyperbranched Epoxy Resin by Zhong, Liuyue, Hao, Yanxin, Zhang, Junheng, Wei, Fang, Li, Tingcheng, Miao, Menghe, Zhang, Daohong

“…Epoxy vitrimers with dynamic covalent networks enable reprocessing and recycling of epoxy thermosets. However, achieving high mechanical performance remains a…”
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Tough, Swelling-Resistant, Self-Healing, and Adhesive Dual-Cross-Linked Hydrogels Based on Polymer–Tannic Acid Multiple Hydrogen Bonds by Fan, Hailong, Wang, Jiahui, Jin, Zhaoxia

“…We demonstrate a facile and universal strategy in the fabrication of dual-cross-linked (DC) single network hydrogels with high toughness, “nonswellability”,…”
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50th Anniversary Perspective: Polymer Brushes: Novel Surfaces for Future Materials by Chen, Wei-Liang, Cordero, Roselynn, Tran, Hai, Ober, Christopher K

“…Polymer brushes have become a significant focus of polymer research with the need for straightforward and versatile surface modification. With the development…”
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Plastic Pollution: A Material Problem? by Millican, Jonathan M, Agarwal, Seema

“…The field of polymer science recently celebrated its 100th anniversary. The excellent material properties of a wide range of plastics (generally used as a…”
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Recyclable and Malleable Epoxy Thermoset Bearing Aromatic Imine Bonds by Zhao, Shou, Abu-Omar, Mahdi M

“…A method for preparing reprocessable epoxy thermoset is presented. The process is composed of synthesis of a bisphenol monomer bridged by an imine bond,…”
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Robust, Fire-Safe, Monomer-Recovery, Highly Malleable Thermosets from Renewable Bioresources by Wang, Sheng, Ma, Songqi, Li, Qiong, Yuan, Wangchao, Wang, Binbo, Zhu, Jin

“…Conventional thermosets are built by nonrenewable fossil resources and are arduous to be reprocessed, recycled, and reshaped due to their permanent covalent…”
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