Substantial Effect of Water on Radical Melt Crosslinking and Rheological Properties of Poly(Ε-Caprolactone)

Substantial Effect of Water on Radical Melt Crosslinking and Rheological Properties of Poly(Ε-Caprolactone) Angelica Avella, Rosica Mincheva, Jean-Marie RAquez, Giada Lo Re Abstract :  One-step reactive melt processing (REx) via radical reaction was evaluated with the aim of improving the rheological properties of poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL). In particular, a water-assisted REx was designed under the hypothesis […]

Epimerization and chain scission of polylactides in the presence of TBD

Epimerization and chain scission of polylactides in the presence of TBD Julie Meimoun, Audrey Favrelle,-Huret, Marc Bria, Nicolas Merle, Grégory Stoclet, Julien De Winter, Rosica Mincheva, Jean-Marie Raquez, Philippe Zinck Abstract :  The epimerization of polylactide is reported in the presence of 1,5,7-triazabicyclo[4.4.0]dec-5-ene (TBD) at 105 °C in toluene. The extent of the reaction depends […]

Cyclic polymers: Advances in their synthesis, properties, and biomedical applications.

Cyclic polymers: Advances in their synthesis, properties, and biomedical applications. Romain Liénard, Julien De Winter, Olivier Coulembier Abstract :  This review aims to give an overview on the recent progresses in the field of ring polymers to this day. The current state of the art of the preparation of cyclic polymers, the challenges related to […]

Selective Organocatalytic Preparation of Trimethylene Carbonate from Oxetane and Carbon Dioxide.

Selective Organocatalytic Preparation of Trimethylene Carbonate from Oxetane and Carbon Dioxide. Jin Huang, Coralie Jehanno, Joshua C. Worch, Fernando Ruipérez, Haritz Sardon, Andrew P. Dove*, and Olivier Coulembier* Abstract :  The organocatalytic coupling of oxetanes and carbon dioxide (CO2) offers a sustainable route to poly(trimethylene carbonate)s and/or functional 6-membered cyclic carbonate monomers. This transformation is […]

Multifunctionality of structural nanohybrids: the crucial role of carbon nanotube covalent and non-covalent functionalization in enabling high thermal, mechanical and self-healing performance

Multifunctionality of structural nanohybrids: the crucial role of carbon nanotube covalent and non-covalent functionalization in enabling high thermal, mechanical and self-healing performance Raimondo, M., Naddeo, C., Vertuccio, L., Bonnaud L., Dubois, Ph., Binder, W.H., Sorrentino, A., Guadagno, L. Abstract : This study proposes new kinds of functionalization procedures able to preserve specific properties of carbon nanotubes […]