Topological polymer chemistry: a cyclic approach toward novel polymer properties and functions

Gels Based on Cyclic Polymers

(2011) Ke Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Reversible Switching between Linear and Ring Polystyrenes Bearing Porphyrin End Groups

(2011) Michel Schappacher et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Diels-Alder Reactions as an Efficient Route to High Purity Cyclic Polymers

(2011) Mathias Glassner et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Crystallization of Cyclic Polymers: Synthesis and Crystallization Behavior of High Molecular Weight Cyclic Poly(ε-caprolactone)s

(2011) Eun Ji Shin et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Cyclic and Multiblock Polystyrene-block-polyisoprene Copolymers by Combining Anionic Polymerization and Azide/Alkyne “Click” Chemistry

(2011) Athanasios Touris et al.   MACROMOLECULES

A Comparative Study on the Crystallization Behavior of Analogous Linear and Cyclic Poly(ε-caprolactones)

(2011) Miguel E. Córdova et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Influence of Chain Topology on Polymer Dynamics and Crystallization. Investigation of Linear and Cyclic Poly(ε-caprolactone)s by1H Solid-State NMR Methods

(2011) Kerstin Schäler et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Chain Dynamics of Ring and Linear Polyethylene Melts from Molecular Dynamics Simulations

(2011) Kahyun Hur et al.   MACROMOLECULES

ABC of molecular origami

(2011) Sébastien Perrier   Nature Chemistry

Controlled folding of synthetic polymer chains through the formation of positionable covalent bridges

(2011) Bernhard V. K. J. Schmidt et al.   Nature Chemistry

From Short Conjugated Oligomers to Conjugated Polymers. Lessons from Studies on Long Conjugated Oligomers

(2010) Sanjio S. Zade et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Oligomers and Cyclooligomers of Rigid Phenylene-Ethynylene-Butadiynylenes: Synthesis and Self-Assembled Monolayers

(2010) Stefan-S. Jester et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A Modular and Size-Selective Synthesis of [n]Cycloparaphenylenes: A Step toward the Selective Synthesis of [n,n] Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

(2010) Haruka Omachi et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Multimode Diffusion of Ring Polymer Molecules Revealed by a Single-Molecule Study

(2010) Satoshi Habuchi et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Backbone Dynamics of Cyclotide MCoTI-I Free and Complexed with Trypsin

(2010) Shadakshara S. Puttamadappa et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Various polystyrene topologies built from tailored cyclic polystyrene via CuAAC reactions

(2010) Daria E. Lonsdale et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Topological polymer chemistry by programmed self-assembly and effective linking chemistry

(2010) Takuya Yamamoto et al.   EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL

Cyclic homo and block copolymers through sequential double click reactions

(2010) Hakan Durmaz et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Topological Polymer Chemistry in Pursuit of Elusive Polymer Ring Constructions

(2010) Kaoru Adachi et al.   JOURNAL OF SYNTHETIC ORGANIC CHEMISTRY JAPAN

Synthesis of a Molecular Charm Bracelet via Click Cyclization and Olefin Metathesis Clipping

(2010) Paul G. Clark et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Topology-Directed Control on Thermal Stability: Micelles Formed from Linear and Cyclized Amphiphilic Block Copolymers

(2010) Satoshi Honda et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Effective Click Construction ofBridged- andSpiro-Multicyclic Polymer Topologies with Tailored Cyclic Prepolymers (kyklo-Telechelics)

(2010) Naoto Sugai et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

The First Example of Main-Chain Cyclic Azobenzene Polymers

(2010) Xu Xu et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Melt Structure and Dynamics of Unentangled Polyethylene Rings: Rouse Theory, Atomistic Molecular Dynamics Simulation, and Comparison with the Linear Analogues

(2010) Georgia Tsolou et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Synthesis and Topological Conversion of an 8-shaped Poly(THF) Having a Metathesis-Cleavable Unit at the Focal Position†

(2010) Kazuyuki Ishikawa et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Synthesis of Stereoregular Cyclic Poly(lactide)s via “Thiol−Ene” Click Chemistry

(2010) Matthew J. Stanford et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Strategy for Rapid and High-Purity Monocyclic Polymers by CuAAC “Click” Reactions

(2010) Daria E. Lonsdale et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Controlled/Living Ring-Opening Polymerization of δ-Valerolactone Using Triflylimide as an Efficient Cationic Organocatalyst

(2010) Ryohei Kakuchi et al.   MACROMOLECULES

An Easy and Efficient Route to Macrocyclic Polymers Via Intramolecular Radical−Radical Coupling of Chain Ends

(2010) Andrew F. Voter et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Synthesis of Macrocyclic Poly(ethylene oxide) and Polystyrene via Glaser Coupling Reaction

(2010) Yannan Zhang et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Synthesis of Cyclic (Co)polymers by Atom Transfer Radical Cross-Coupling and Ring Expansion by Nitroxide-Mediated Polymerization

(2010) Renaud Nicolaÿ et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Mean Span Dimensions of Ideal Polymer Chains Containing Branches and Rings

(2010) Yanwei Wang et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Vernier templating and synthesis of a 12-porphyrin nano-ring

(2010) Melanie C. O’Sullivan et al.   NATURE

Theory of chromatography of ring-shaped block copolymers

(2010) Alexei A. Gorbunov et al.   POLYMER

Cyclic polyesters: synthetic approaches and potential applications

(2010) Jessica N. Hoskins et al.   Polymer Chemistry

A Monte Carlo study of the second virial coefficient of semiflexible ring polymers

(2010) Daichi Ida et al.   POLYMER JOURNAL

Soluble Polymer Carriers for the Treatment of Cancer: The Importance of Molecular Architecture

(2009) Megan E. Fox et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Imaging of Catenated, Figure-of-Eight, and Trefoil Knot Polymer Rings

(2009) Michel Schappacher et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Giant Cyclo[n]thiophenes with Extended π Conjugation

(2009) Fan Zhang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Applications of Orthogonal “Click” Chemistries in the Synthesis of Functional Soft Materials

(2009) Rhiannon K. Iha et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Synthetic approaches for the preparation of cyclic polymers

(2009) Boyd A. Laurent et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Preparation of three-dimensional poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) with movable cross-linking

(2009) Kazuya Miki et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

An efficient synthetic route to well-defined theta-shaped copolymers

(2009) Gang-Yin Shi et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Macrocyclization of polymers via ring-closing metathesis and azide/alkyne-“click”-reactions: An approach to cyclic polyisobutylenes

(2009) Matthias Schulz et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Cyclic polymers: Synthetic strategies and physical properties

(2009) Hans R. Kricheldorf   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

A Direct Route to Cyclic Organic Nanostructures via Ring-Expansion Metathesis Polymerization of a Dendronized Macromonomer

(2009) Andrew J. Boydston et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Zwitterionic Polymerization: A Kinetic Strategy for the Controlled Synthesis of Cyclic Polylactide

(2009) Wonhee Jeong et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Dependence of Pharmacokinetics and Biodistribution on Polymer Architecture: Effect of Cyclic versus Linear Polymers

(2009) Norased Nasongkla et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Ring-Expansion Metathesis Polymerization: Catalyst-Dependent Polymerization Profiles

(2009) Yan Xia et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Cyclic Poly(α-peptoid)s and Their Block Copolymers from N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Mediated Ring-Opening Polymerizations of N-SubstitutedN-Carboxylanhydrides

(2009) Li Guo et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Symmetry Controls the Face Geometry of DNA Polyhedra

(2009) Chuan Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Preparation of Tadpole-Shaped Amphiphilic Cyclic PS-b-linear PEO via ATRP and Click Chemistry

(2009) Yong-Quan Dong et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Synthesis and Spectroscopic Studies of Macrocyclic Polystyrene Containing Two Fluorene Units and Single 9,10-Anthracenylidene Group

(2009) Rong Chen et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Macrocycle-Terminated Core-Cross-Linked Star Polymers: Synthesis and Characterization

(2009) Yun Peng et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Melt Dynamics of Blended Poly(oxyethylene) Chains and Rings

(2009) Sunghyun Nam et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Synthesis and Degradation Behavior of Cyclic Poly(ε-caprolactone)

(2009) Jessica N. Hoskins et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Precise Synthesis and Characterization of Fourth-Generation Dendrimer-like Star-Branched Poly(methyl methacrylate)s and Block Copolymers by Iterative Methodology Based on Living Anionic Polymerization

(2009) Akira Hirao et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Dimensional Description of Cyclic Macromolecules

(2009) Gregory Beaucage et al.   MACROMOLECULES

From Jellyfish Macromolecular Architectures to Nanodoughnut Self-Assembly

(2009) Olivier Coulembier et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Another dimension for DNA art

(2009) Thomas H. LaBean   NATURE

Self-assembly of DNA into nanoscale three-dimensional shapes

(2009) Shawn M. Douglas et al.   NATURE

From molecular to macroscopic via the rational design of a self-assembled 3D DNA crystal

(2009) Jianping Zheng et al.   NATURE

Polymers kept in the loop

(2009) Scott M. Grayson   Nature Chemistry

Liquid Chromatography of Theta-Shaped and Three-Armed Star Poly(tetrahydrofuran)s: Theory and Experimental Evidence of Topological Separation

(2008) Andrey V. Vakhrushev et al.   ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Three-Dimensional Nanoconstruction with DNA

(2008) Friedrich C. Simmel   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Polymers and single molecule fluorescence spectroscopy, what can we learn?

(2008) Dominik Wöll et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Tadpole-shaped amphiphilic copolymers prepared via RAFT polymerization and click reaction

(2008) Gang-Yin Shi et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Synthesis and characterization of well-defined polystyrene and poly(ε-caprolactone) hetero eight-shaped copolymers

(2008) Gang-Yin Shi et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Atomic Force Microscopy Imaging and Dilute Solution Properties of Cyclic and Linear Polystyrene Combs

(2008) Michel Schappacher et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Synthesis of Well-Defined Figure-of-Eight-Shaped Polymers by a Combination of ATRP and Click Chemistry

(2008) Gang-Yin Shi et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

ADefect‐FreeRing Polymer: Size‐Controlled Cyclic Poly(tetrahydrofuran) Consisting Exclusively of the Monomer Unit

(2008) Yasuyuki Tezuka et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Miscible Blends of Cyclic Poly(oxyethylene) in Linear Polystyrene

(2008) Swati Singla et al.   MACROMOLECULES

ATRP−RCM Synthesis of Cyclic Diblock Copolymers

(2008) Kaoru Adachi et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Floored by the rings

(2008) Tom McLeish   NATURE MATERIALS

Unexpected power-law stress relaxation of entangled ring polymers

(2008) M. Kapnistos et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

ATRP-RCM Synthesis of 8-Shaped Poly(methyl acrylate) Using a 4-Armed Star Telechelics

(2008) Shotaro Hayashi et al.   POLYMER JOURNAL

Synthesis of Macrocyclic Copolymer Brushes and Their Self-Assembly into Supramolecular Tubes

(2008) M. Schappacher et al.   SCIENCE