Polyolefins Vitrimers: Design Principles and Applications

Self-Strengthening, Self-Welding, Shape Memory, and Recyclable Polybutadiene-Based Material Driven by Dual-Dynamic Units

(2022) Yinxin Yang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Defining the Macromolecules of Tomorrow through Synergistic Sustainable Polymer Research

(2022) Farihah M. Haque et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Potential of Functionalized Polyolefins in a Sustainable Polymer Economy: Synthetic Strategies and Applications

(2022) Lidia Jasinska-Walc et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

pH-Responsive Gelation in Metallo-Supramolecular Polymers Based on the Protic Pyridinedicarboxamide Ligand

(2022) Mostafa Ahmadi et al.   CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS

Molecularly Defined Polyolefin Vitrimers from Catalytic Insertion Polymerization

(2022) Lukas Odenwald et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Polyolefin Innovations toward Circularity and Sustainable Alternatives

(2022) Andrea H. Westlie et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Backbone Polarity Tunes Sticker Clustering in Hydrogen-Bonded Supramolecular Polymer Networks

(2022) Mostafa Ahmadi et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Closed-loop additive manufacturing of upcycled commodity plastic through dynamic cross-linking

(2022) Sungjin Kim et al.   Science Advances

Dynamic Covalent Polymer Networks: A Molecular Platform for Designing Functions beyond Chemical Recycling and Self-Healing

(2021) Ning Zheng et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Coordination Geometry Preference Regulates the Structure and Dynamics of Metallo-Supramolecular Polymer Networks

(2021) Mostafa Ahmadi et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Engineering Segregated Structures in a Cross-Linked Elastomeric Network Enabled by Dynamic Cross-Link Reshuffling

(2021) Qingyi Huang et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Dually Crosslinked Polymer Networks Incorporating Dynamic Covalent Bonds

(2021) Larissa Hammer et al.   Polymers

Strengthening Polyethylene Thermoplastics through a Dynamic Covalent Networking Additive Based on Alkylboron Chemistry

(2021) Zongtao Wang et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Synthesis of Polyethylene Vitrimers in a Single Step: Consequences of Graft Structure, Reactive Extrusion Conditions, and Processing Aids

(2021) Mohamad Maaz et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Incorporation of Boronic Acid Functionality into Isotactic Polypropylene and Its Application as a Cross-Linking Point

(2021) Ryo Tanaka et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Vitrimers of polyolefin elastomer with physically cross-linked network

(2021) Wei-Yu Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER RESEARCH

Metal-Catalyzed Postpolymerization Strategies for Polar Group Incorporation into Polyolefins Containing C–C, C═C, and Aromatic Rings

(2021) Gabriel Menendez Rodriguez et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Dynamic Semicrystalline Networks of Polypropylene with Thiol-Anhydride Exchangeable Crosslinks

(2021) Mohand O. Saed et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Direct Evidence of Heteroleptic Complexation in the Macroscopic Dynamics of Metallo-supramolecular Polymer Networks

(2021) Mostafa Ahmadi et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Vitrimers: Current research trends and their emerging applications

(2021) Jie Zheng et al.   Materials Today

Elastomeric polyolefin vitrimer: Dynamic imine bond cross-linked ethylene/propylene copolymer

(2021) Zongke He et al.   POLYMER

Leakage-Proof and Malleable Polyethylene Wax Vitrimer Phase Change Materials for Thermal Interface Management

(2021) Li-Mei Peng et al.   ACS Applied Energy Materials

Complementary Dynamic Chemistries for Multifunctional Polymeric Materials

(2021) Borui Zhang et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Dynamically Cross-Linked Polyolefin Elastomers with Highly Improved Mechanical and Thermal Performance

(2021) Yangke Xiao et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Chemical Upcycling of Polyethylene to Value-Added α,ω-Divinyl-Functionalized Oligomers

(2021) Manhao Zeng et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

A mechanistic study on the synthesis of branched functional polyethylene through reactive co‐polymer approach

(2020) Mohammad Hossein Jandaghian et al.   APPLIED ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY

Linear Viscoelasticity and Flow of Self-Assembled Vitrimers: The Case of a Polyethylene/Dioxaborolane System

(2020) Ralm G. Ricarte et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Intramolecularly Catalyzed Dynamic Polyester Networks Using Neighboring Carboxylic and Sulfonic Acid Groups

(2020) Huiyi Zhang et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Control over Branching Topology by Introducing a Dual Catalytic System in Coordinative Chain Transfer Polymerization of Olefins

(2020) Yasaman Maddah et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Vitrimers: Permanently crosslinked polymers with dynamic network topology

(2020) Nathan J. Van Zee et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

Chemical recycling to monomer for an ideal, circular polymer economy

(2020) Geoffrey W. Coates et al.   Nature Reviews Materials

Assembling of Reprocessable Polybutadiene-Based Vitrimers with High Strength and Shape Memory via Catalyst-Free Imine-Coordinated Boroxine

(2020) Yinxin Yang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Dynamic transfer auto-catalysis of epoxy vitrimers enabled by the carboxylic acid/epoxy ratio based on facilely synthesized trifunctional monoesterified cyclic anhydrides

(2020) Yanlin Liu et al.   EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL

Dynamic crosslinked rubbers for a green future: A material perspective

(2020) Alan M. Wemyss et al.   MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING R-REPORTS

Polyethylene vitrimers via silyl ether exchange reaction

(2020) Arkadiusz Zych et al.   POLYMER

Compatibilization of iPP/HDPE Blends with PE-g-iPP Graft Copolymers

(2020) Kristine Klimovica et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Reprocessable Cross-Linked Polymer Networks: Are Associative Exchange Mechanisms Desirable?

(2020) Benjamin R. Elling et al.   ACS Central Science

Mechanical Recycling of Packaging Plastics: A Review

(2020) Zoé O. G. Schyns et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Dynamics of self-healing supramolecular guanine-modified poly(n-butyl methacrylate-co-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) copolymers

(2020) Mostafa Ahmadi et al.   POLYMER

Dynamics of supramolecular associative polymer networks at the interplay of chain entanglement, transient chain association, and chain-sticker clustering

(2019) Amir Jangizehi et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS

Catalyst-Free Vitrimers from Vinyl Polymers

(2019) Jacob J. Lessard et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Reprocessable Polymer Networks Designed with Hydroxyurethane Dynamic Cross‐links: Effect of Backbone Structure on Network Morphology, Phase Segregation, and Property Recovery

(2019) Xi Chen et al.   MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS

Closed-loop recycling of plastics enabled by dynamic covalent diketoenamine bonds

(2019) Peter R. Christensen et al.   Nature Chemistry

Deconvolution of the Effects of Binary Associations and Collective Assemblies on the Rheological Properties of Entangled Side-Chain Supramolecular Polymer Networks

(2019) Mostafa Ahmadi et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Internal Catalysis in Covalent Adaptable Networks: Phthalate Monoester Transesterification As a Versatile Dynamic Cross-Linking Chemistry

(2019) Maarten Delahaye et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Elasticity and Relaxation in Full and Partial Vitrimer Networks

(2019) Fanlong Meng et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Polybutadiene Vitrimers Based on Dioxaborolane Chemistry and Dual Networks with Static and Dynamic Cross-links

(2019) Antoine Breuillac et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Direct Silyl Ether Metathesis for Vitrimers with Exceptional Thermal Stability

(2019) Chase A. Tretbar et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Adaptable Crosslinks in Polymeric Materials: Resolving the Intersection of Thermoplastics and Thermosets

(2019) Georg M. Scheutz et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Block Copolymer Vitrimers

(2019) Jacob J. Lessard et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Exploring Ethylene/Polar Vinyl Monomer Copolymerizations Using Ni and Pd α-Diimine Catalysts

(2018) Zhou Chen et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Covalently Cross-Linked Elastomers with Self-Healing and Malleable Abilities Enabled by Boronic Ester Bonds

(2018) Yi Chen et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

A Versatile Ligand Platform for Palladium- and Nickel-Catalyzed Ethylene Copolymerization with Polar Monomers

(2018) Min Chen et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Synthesis and Characterization of Isotactic Poly(1-hexene)/Branched Polyethylene Multiblock Copolymer via Chain Shuttling Polymerization Technique

(2018) Mohammad Hossein Jandaghian et al.   INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH

Recyclable, Strong, and Highly Malleable Thermosets Based on Boroxine Networks

(2018) William A. Ogden et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Reversible star assembly of polyolefins using interconversion between boroxine and boronic acid

(2018) Ryo Tanaka et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Vitrimeric Silicone Elastomers Enabled by Dynamic Meldrum’s Acid-Derived Cross-Links

(2018) Jacob S. A. Ishibashi et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Approaches to Sustainable and Continually Recyclable Cross-Linked Polymers

(2018) David J. Fortman et al.   ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering

C-H Functionalization of Commodity Polymers

(2018) Jill B. Williamson et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Reprocessable and Recyclable Crosslinked Polyethylene with Triple Shape Memory Effect

(2018) Fance Ji et al.   MACROMOLECULAR MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING

Compatibilization of Isotactic Polypropylene (iPP) and High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) with iPP–PE Multiblock Copolymers

(2018) Jun Xu et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Reversible Shape Memory Polymer from Semicrystalline Poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) with Dynamic Covalent Polymer Networks

(2018) Yuan Gao et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Phase Separation and Self-Assembly in Vitrimers: Hierarchical Morphology of Molten and Semicrystalline Polyethylene/Dioxaborolane Maleimide Systems

(2018) Ralm G. Ricarte et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Recyclable polybutadiene elastomer based on dynamic imine bond

(2017) Huan Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Silyl Ether as a Robust and Thermally Stable Dynamic Covalent Motif for Malleable Polymer Design

(2017) Yoshio Nishimura et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Cross-Linking of Poly(butylene terephthalate) by Reactive Extrusion Using Zn(II) Epoxy-Vitrimer Chemistry

(2017) Adrien Demongeot et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Poly(butylene terephthalate)/Glycerol-based Vitrimers via Solid-State Polymerization

(2017) Yanwu Zhou et al.   MACROMOLECULES

50th Anniversary Perspective: There Is a Great Future in Sustainable Polymers

(2017) Deborah K. Schneiderman et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Precision Synthesis of Ethylene and Polar Monomer Copolymers by Palladium-Catalyzed Living Coordination Copolymerization

(2017) Shuhuang Zhong et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Thermoreversible cross-linking of ethylene/propylene copolymer rubbers

(2017) Aihui Wang et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Polydimethylsiloxane quenchable vitrimers

(2017) Tyler Stukenbroeker et al.   Polymer Chemistry

Theoretical correlation of linear and non-linear rheological symptoms of long-chain branching in polyethylenes irradiated by electron beam at relatively low doses

(2017) Mehdi Entezam et al.   RHEOLOGICA ACTA

High-performance vitrimers from commodity thermoplastics through dioxaborolane metathesis

(2017) Max Röttger et al.   SCIENCE

Combining polyethylene and polypropylene: Enhanced performance with PE/iPP multiblock polymers

(2017) James M. Eagan et al.   SCIENCE

Chemical control of the viscoelastic properties of vinylogous urethane vitrimers

(2017) Wim Denissen et al.   Nature Communications

Repairable Woven Carbon Fiber Composites with Full Recyclability Enabled by Malleable Polyimine Networks

(2016) Philip Taynton et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

A Stiff and Healable Polymer Based on Dynamic-Covalent Boroxine Bonds

(2016) Jian-Cheng Lai et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Dynamic Covalent Polymer Networks Based on Degenerative Imine Bond Exchange: Tuning the Malleability and Self-Healing Properties by Solvent

(2016) Albert Chao et al.   MACROMOLECULES

A highly stretchable autonomous self-healing elastomer

(2016) Cheng-Hui Li et al.   Nature Chemistry

Multiple welding of long fiber epoxy vitrimer composites

(2016) Erwan Chabert et al.   Soft Matter

Vitrimers: permanent organic networks with glass-like fluidity

(2016) Wim Denissen et al.   Chemical Science

Acylhydrazones as Reversible Covalent Crosslinkers for Self-Healing Polymers

(2015) Natascha Kuhl et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Vinylogous Urethane Vitrimers

(2015) Wim Denissen et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Ultra-thin Solid-State Li-Ion Electrolyte Membrane Facilitated by a Self-Healing Polymer Matrix

(2015) Justin M. Whiteley et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Mechanically Activated, Catalyst-Free Polyhydroxyurethane Vitrimers

(2015) David J. Fortman et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Malleable and Self-Healing Covalent Polymer Networks through Tunable Dynamic Boronic Ester Bonds

(2015) Olivia R. Cromwell et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Use of Diels–Alder Chemistry for Thermoreversible Cross-Linking of Rubbers: The Next Step toward Recycling of Rubber Products?

(2015) L. M. Polgar et al.   MACROMOLECULES

An Eco-Friendly Scheme for the Cross-Linked Polybutadiene Elastomer via Thiol–Ene and Diels–Alder Click Chemistry

(2015) Jing Bai et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Dioxomolybdenum(VI) and dioxotungsten(VI) complexes: efficient catalytic activity for crosslinking reaction in ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer/alkoxysilane composites

(2015) Kenta Adachi et al.   POLYMERS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES

Palladium and Nickel Catalyzed Chain Walking Olefin Polymerization and Copolymerization

(2015) Lihua Guo et al.   ACS Catalysis

Catalyst-free dynamic exchange of aromatic Schiff base bonds and its application to self-healing and remolding of crosslinked polymers

(2015) Zhou Qiao Lei et al.   Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Heat- or Water-Driven Malleability in a Highly Recyclable Covalent Network Polymer

(2014) Philip Taynton et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Covalent adaptable networks: smart, reconfigurable and responsive network systems

(2013) Christopher J. Kloxin et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Functional Polyolefins for Energy Applications

(2013) T. C. Mike Chung   MACROMOLECULES

Catalyst-free room-temperature self-healing elastomers based on aromatic disulfide metathesis

(2013) Alaitz Rekondo et al.   Materials Horizons

Dynamic imine chemistry

(2012) Matthew E. Belowich et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Metal-Catalyzed Transesterification for Healing and Assembling of Thermosets

(2012) Mathieu Capelot et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Making Insoluble Polymer Networks Malleable via Olefin Metathesis

(2012) Yi-Xuan Lu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Multiphase design of autonomic self-healing thermoplastic elastomers

(2012) Yulin Chen et al.   Nature Chemistry

Recent advances in polymer shape memory

(2011) Tao Xie   POLYMER

Silica-Like Malleable Materials from Permanent Organic Networks

(2011) D. Montarnal et al.   SCIENCE

Multifunctional Shape-Memory Polymers

(2010) Marc Behl et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Oxidation of Alkylcatecholboranes with Functionalized Nitroxides for Chemical Modification of Cyclohexene, Perallylated Polyglycerol and of Poly(butadiene)

(2010) Christine B. Wagner et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Plant oils: The perfect renewable resource for polymer science?!

(2010) Lucas Montero de Espinosa et al.   EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL

Responsive Gels Based on a Dynamic Covalent Trithiocarbonate Cross-Linker

(2010) Renaud Nicolaÿ et al.   MACROMOLECULES

Tunable polymer multi-shape memory effect

(2010) Tao Xie   NATURE

Synthesis of quaternary ammonium ion-grafted polyolefins via activation of inert CH bonds and nitroxide mediated radical polymerization

(2009) Tae Soo Jo et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Hydrophilic graft modification of a commercial crystalline polyolefin

(2008) Jihoon Shin et al.   JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART A-POLYMER CHEMISTRY

Scope and Mechanism of the Iridium-Catalyzed Cleavage of Alkyl Ethers with Triethylsilane

(2008) Jian Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY