{"title":"The Use of Biodegradable Poly(ε-Caprolactone) as a Matrix for Preparing Micro-Composites with NdFeB Recycled Magnetic Particles","authors":"Eider Matxinandiarena, Agurtzane Mugica, Manuela Zubitur, Romane Trouillet, Souad Ammar, Alejandro J. Müller","doi":"10.1002/macp.202570022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.202570022","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Front Cover</b>: Neodymium-iron-boron magnets are essential materials, and recycling them is crucial for reducing supply dependence. Combining these magnets with polymers, specifically biodegradable poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL), can produce micro-composites with optimized magnetic properties for clean energy applications. More details can be found in article 2500074 by Alejandro J. Müller and co-workers.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":18054,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics","volume":"226 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/macp.202570022","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144220013","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Haleh Hashemi Haeri, Andreas H. Kampe, Zhanna Evgrafova, Johnny A. Siegert, Wolfgang H. Binder, Dariush Hinderberger
{"title":"Chemical Structure-Dependence of the Thermal Transition in Thermoresponsive Ethylene-Glycol-Containing Polymers as Characterized by EPR Spectroscopy","authors":"Haleh Hashemi Haeri, Andreas H. Kampe, Zhanna Evgrafova, Johnny A. Siegert, Wolfgang H. Binder, Dariush Hinderberger","doi":"10.1002/macp.202570020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.202570020","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Front Cover</b>: For thermoresponsive ethylene-glycol-containing polymers, EPR spectroscopy enables, from the point of view of a co-solute spin probe (TEMPO, white fish), the detection of the early onset of the thermal transition. It is systematically elucidated how the thermal transition depends on the end groups and the length of the length of main chain and side chain (blue, red and orange fish). More details can be found in article 2500050 by Dariush Hinderberger and co-workers.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":18054,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics","volume":"226 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/macp.202570020","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144091578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"High Refractive Index Aromatic and Ether-Containing Polythioureas: Improving Transparency and Mechanical Properties via Reciprocal Hydrogen Bonds","authors":"Seigo Watanabe, Yoshino Tsunekawa, Kenichi Oyaizu","doi":"10.1002/macp.202570016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.202570016","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Front Cover</b>: In article 2400456, Kenichi Oyaizu and co-workers show that the copolymers consisting of thioureas (red), aromatics (orange), and ethers (blue) display superior mechanical and optical properties than the all-aromatic polythioureas, due to the assistance of the reciprocal hydrogen bonds between thiourea and ether units.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":18054,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics","volume":"226 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/macp.202570016","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143840617","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Use of Biodegradable Poly(ε-Caprolactone) as a Matrix for Preparing Micro-Composites with NdFeB Recycled Magnetic Particles","authors":"Eider Matxinandiarena, Agurtzane Mugica, Manuela Zubitur, Romane Trouillet, Souad Ammar, Alejandro J. Müller","doi":"10.1002/macp.202500074","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.202500074","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) magnets are essential because they show optimized magnetic properties for clean energy applications. They suffer nevertheless from their rare earth mine security of supply. The European Union considers them as key materials, encouraging their recycling to reduce the supply dependence on other countries. In this work, biodegradable poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) is used to obtain PCL/NdFeB micro-composites, with recycled NdFeB loadings of 0.25, 0.50, 0.75, 1.00, and 5.00 wt.%. Three different preparation techniques are employed: “melt mixing,” “solution-mixing,” and “solution mixing and precipitation.” The crystallization behavior is studied by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and morphology by Polarized Light Optical Microscopy (PLOM) and Phase Contrast Microscopy (PCM). Non-isothermal and isothermal DSC experiments showed that the nucleation effect of NdFeB magnetic micro-particles on PCL is more effective in the case of micro-composites prepared by “solution and precipitation”. Non-isothermal experiments evidenced the largest increase in the crystallization temperature, while the isothermal experiments showed the highest acceleration in the overall crystallization rate for the samples prepared by “solution and precipitation”. Besides, self-nucleation tests confirmed these samples' most significant increase in nucleation efficiency. Finally, the nucleation effect of NdFeB micro-particles on PCL is also proven by the reduction in spherulitic size observed after NdFeB particle incorporation.</p>","PeriodicalId":18054,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics","volume":"226 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144220047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Biradical Initiation in Photoinitiated Copolymerization of Styrene and Maleic Anhydride","authors":"Michael-Phillip Smith, Chané Calitz, Upenyu L. Muza, Albena Lederer, Catharine Esterhuysen, Bert Klumperman","doi":"10.1002/macp.202570014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/macp.202570014","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Front Cover</b>: An artist's impression of the charge transfer complex between styrene and maleic anhydride, irradiated by a beam of light. The charge transfer complex forms biradicals upon irradiation with light, which leads to polymer chains growing in two directions. High molecular weight alternating copolymers of styrene and maleic anhydride are formed as a consequence. More details can be found in article 2400266 by Bert Klumperman and co-workers. The artwork has been created by Michael-Phillip Smith and Nikki Smith.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":18054,"journal":{"name":"Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics","volume":"226 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/macp.202570014","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143770014","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}