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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Kai Wang, Lin Zhu, Xuening Hu, Mingxi Han, Junyu Lin, Zhiyong Guo, Hongbing Zhan
Summary: The novel core-substituted naphthalene diimide derivative, DPyNDI-TPA, showed distinct morphology and ionization capability due to the introduction of pyrrolidine groups. The wrapped counter anions in DPyNDI-TPA polymer films acted as balancing charges in electrochromic processes, resulting in improved electrochromic performance. This meaningful design provides new concepts for organic electrochromic materials and has great prospects in optoelectrical materials.
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Ho Namgung, Seonyoung Jo, Taek Seung Lee
Summary: A series of conjugated polymers emitting red, green, and blue fluorescence were synthesized via the Suzuki coupling polymerization and fabricated into a thermoresponsive polymer hydrogel, which could provide thermally reversible fluorescence changes with potential applications.
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Merve Guzel, Eylem Celik, Sevgi Ozdemir Kart, Pinar Tunay Tasli, Erhan Karatas, Metin Ak
Summary: This study compares the structural and electrochemical properties of newly synthesized N-substituted carbazole monomers with different aniline derivatives using a combination of experimental and computational methods. The substitution of fluorine atoms leads to an anodic shift in the oxidation potential, and the poly(E)-N-(4-(9H-carbazol-9-yl) benzylidene) aniline (PACA) polymer film exhibits better optical contrast, response time, and electrochemical stability.
REACTIVE & FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS
(2022)
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Tao Wang, Yang Zou, Zhongyan Huang, Nengquan Li, Jingsheng Miao, Chuluo Yang
Summary: By modifying the structure of conjugated polymers, narrowband emission properties of delayed fluorescence conjugated polymers have been achieved, providing new insights for the design of high-quality OLED displays.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
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Md Hasanul Haque, Kyungkuk Koh, Honglae Sohn
Summary: This study synthesized and evaluated two new conjugated polymers for the detection of chemical explosives. These polymers showed significant responses to fluorescence quenching and photoluminescence recovery processes in the presence of TNT vapors. The investigation of their unique photophysical properties and the development of sensor films contribute to the development of materials with enhanced detection capabilities for explosives.
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Polymer Science
Ke Zheng, Shenggui Chen, Haochun Zhan, Junpeng Situ, Ziying Chen, Xiaxia Wang, Dongdong Zhang, Lei Zhang
Summary: In this study, a strategy for efficient synthesis of phenolic polymers was established by enzymatic polymerization in a nanoreactor. The results indicated that this method could efficiently synthesize phenolic polymers in water and allow for easy separation of the products through temperature control, while the catalyst could be reused.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Botuo Zheng, Songyi Xu, Xufeng Ni, Jun Ling
Summary: This study achieved controlled NNTA polymerization in amide polar solvents by adding acetic acid as a promoter, producing polypeptoids with designable molecular weights and low dispersities. The presence of acetic acid not only accelerated polymerization, but also suppressed H2S-catalyzed decomposition, leading to preparation of high molecular weight polysarcosines.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Xin Ji, Weiguo Tian, Kunfeng Jin, Huailing Diao, Xin Huang, Guangjie Song, Jun Zhang
Summary: Nonconventional luminophores without extended pi-conjugation, such as poly(maleimide)s, offer fully tunable room temperature color emission via anionic polymerization.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
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Yamato Yoshino, Mahiro Nakabayashi, Shotaro Hayashi
Summary: A bilayer pi-conjugated polymer film was prepared by chemically modifying the polymer using BF3 coordination-insolubilization. The film formation process is crucial for optoelectronic applications of organic materials.
REACTIVE & FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS
(2023)
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Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Yanfei Yang, Peng Mu, Bucheng Li, An Li, Junping Zhang
Summary: This study demonstrates the modification of polyolefin separator using a nitrogen-rich conjugated microporous polymer (NCMP) for improved lithium-sulfur (Li-S) batteries. The in situ polymerization process generates a thin NCMP coating with abundant nitrogen-containing groups, uniform nanopores, and pi-conjugated structure. This coating effectively suppresses Li polysulfide shuttle and regulates the nucleation and growth of Li dendrites. As a result, the NCMP-based separator significantly enhances the cycling stability of the Li-S battery under high sulfur loading, lean electrolyte, and limited lithium excess conditions.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Tianyu Li, Mengqi Wu, Qidong Wei, Dingshi Xu, Xuehan He, Jiasi Wang, Jun Wu, Lei Chen
Summary: Water-dispersible conjugated polymer nanoparticles (CPNs) have been widely used in various biological applications, including in vitro cell/subcellular imaging and biosensing, as well as in vivo tissue imaging and disease treatment. This review summarizes the recent advances of CPNs in tumor imaging and treatment, focusing on different structures and applications in fluorescence, photoacoustic, and dual-modal imaging, as well as phototherapy, drug carriers, and synergistic therapy. The potential of CPNs as cancer theranostic nanoplatforms is also discussed, along with current challenges and future outlooks in this field.
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Li Chen, Kuizhi Chen, Rijin Yao, Renping Zeng, Yucai Lin, Rongkun Jian, Weibin Bai
Summary: By solid-state oxidative coupling polymerization, a series of fluorene-co-anthracene copolymers and fluorene-co-naphthalene copolymers were successfully synthesized. These copolymers exhibit good thermal stability and adjustable optical properties, showing potential applications in optoelectronics.
MATERIALS CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
(2022)
Review
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Daniel Honeybone, Hannah Peace, Mark Green
Summary: The use of conjugated polymer nanoparticles in biological imaging offers enhanced optical stability and a wide range of colors, making them advantageous over existing dye systems. These nanoparticles can exploit the clearly defined near-infrared regions, which are of great interest for clinicians and biologists. Conjugated polymers provide a solution for imaging in this desirable spectral range.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY C
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Bing Lu, Yuying Huang, Zhecheng Zhang, Hui Quan, Yong Yao
Summary: Tumor phototherapies, such as photothermal therapy (PTT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT), have gained attention due to their minimal drug resistance, low invasiveness, and controllability. Organic small-molecule photosensitizers, with their biocompatibility and versatility, are being extensively used in these therapies.
MATERIALS CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS
(2022)
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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Hao Zhan, Jiajun Chen, Chi Zhang, Jincheng Zhang, Li-Juan Fan
Summary: Incorporating conjugated polymers with catechol functionalities can enhance adhesion performance on solid substrates, making them suitable for fluorescence coating and staining. The content of catechol groups significantly affects the adhesion performance, resulting in a significantly higher loading amount of catechol-functionalized polymers compared to phenol-functionalized polymers.
ACS APPLIED POLYMER MATERIALS
(2021)
