Polymer ReviewsPub Date : 2022-12-05DOI: 10.1080/15583724.2022.2150774
Liu Yu, Guanjie Zeng, Jie Xu, Mingying Han, Zihan Wang, Ting Li, Meng Long, Ling Wang, Wenhua Huang, Yaobin Wu
{"title":"Development of Poly(Glycerol Sebacate) and Its Derivatives: A Review of the Progress over the past Two Decades","authors":"Liu Yu, Guanjie Zeng, Jie Xu, Mingying Han, Zihan Wang, Ting Li, Meng Long, Ling Wang, Wenhua Huang, Yaobin Wu","doi":"10.1080/15583724.2022.2150774","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15583724.2022.2150774","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Poly(glycerol sebacate) (PGS) and its derivatives have been developed and used for various biomedical applications over the past two decades. Several publications have reviewed the development of PGS from different perspectives, typically focusing on the biofabrication techniques and intended biomedical applications of PGS. However, a comprehensive review of the progress in the research on PGS and its derivatives over the past two decades, in terms of material design, synthesis, and properties have not been conducted. Herein, we review the design and preparation of PGS using different synthesis processes, ranging from the traditional heat curing method to various novel synthesis approaches, before systematically exploring the development of novel PGS derivatives prepared by functional groups modification or (and) hybridizing with other substances. Moreover, a statistical analysis of related publications is presented to quantify the progress in the research on PGS and its derivatives from different perspectives and identify any trends. We expect that this review and the design principles of PGS-based materials summarized herein will inform and promote the further development and optimization of PGS and its derivatives for biomedical applications.","PeriodicalId":20326,"journal":{"name":"Polymer Reviews","volume":"28 1","pages":"613 - 678"},"PeriodicalIF":13.1,"publicationDate":"2022-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81462346","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Polymer ReviewsPub Date : 2022-10-24DOI: 10.1080/15583724.2022.2137525
Jueying Yang, Yu Chen, Lin Zhao, Jinghua Zhang, H. Luo
{"title":"Constructions and Properties of Physically Cross-Linked Hydrogels Based on Natural Polymers","authors":"Jueying Yang, Yu Chen, Lin Zhao, Jinghua Zhang, H. Luo","doi":"10.1080/15583724.2022.2137525","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15583724.2022.2137525","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The diverse structures and unique properties of hydrogels have attracted significant attentions in recent years. Compared to chemically cross-linked hydrogels, natural polymer-based hydrogels cross-linked with physical interactions are environmentally friendly owning to the free of chemical cross-linking agents and exhibit many advantages as diverse reversible non-covalent bonds. This review aims to summarize instructive strategies for designing physical hydrogels based on non-covalent bonds derived from unique functional groups of natural polymers to develop various unique properties and extend the application of corresponding hydrogels. Firstly, strategies to construct the natural polymer-based physically crosslinked hydrogels (NPPCHs) with internal and external stimulating cross-linking characteristics will be introduced. Internal effects included hydrogen bonding, ionic cross-linking, electrostatic interaction, hydrophobic association, and host-guest interaction, and external causes can be temperature, light, pH, or other conditions. Secondly, the unique advantages of processing technologies of NPPCHs including injection, 3D printing, spraying, and molding will be summarized. Thirdly, excellent performances of NPPCHs derived from unique dynamic non-covalent bond structures, such as self-healing, conductivity-promoting, and stimulus-response will be introduced. This review provides guidance to develop the NPPCHs with fascinating structures, excellent properties, and outstanding performances, which will play an important role in promoting the development of physically cross-linked hydrogels.","PeriodicalId":20326,"journal":{"name":"Polymer Reviews","volume":"161 1","pages":"574 - 612"},"PeriodicalIF":13.1,"publicationDate":"2022-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83172902","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Polymer ReviewsPub Date : 2022-10-13DOI: 10.1080/15583724.2022.2132509
S. Bose, Victoria Padilla, Alexandra Salinas, Fariha Ahmad, T. Lodge, Christopher J. Ellison, K. Lozano
{"title":"Hierarchical Design Strategies to Produce Internally Structured Nanofibers","authors":"S. Bose, Victoria Padilla, Alexandra Salinas, Fariha Ahmad, T. Lodge, Christopher J. Ellison, K. Lozano","doi":"10.1080/15583724.2022.2132509","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15583724.2022.2132509","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Nanofibers have attracted significant interest due to their unique properties such as high specific surface area, high aspect ratio, and spatial interconnectivity. Nanofibers can exhibit multifunctional properties and unique opportunities for promising applications in a wide variety of fields. Hierarchical design strategies are being used to prescribe the internal structure of nanofibers, such as core-sheath, concentric layers, particles distributed randomly or on a lattice, and co-continuous network phases. This review presents a comprehensive overview of design strategies being used to produce the next generation of nanofiber systems. It includes a description of nanofiber processing methods and their effects on the nano- and microstructure. Physico-chemical effects, such as self-assembly and phase separation, on the ultimate morphology of fibers made from designed emulsions, polymer blends, and block copolymers, are then described. This review concludes with perspectives on existing challenges and future directions for hierarchical design strategies to produce internally structured nanofibers.","PeriodicalId":20326,"journal":{"name":"Polymer Reviews","volume":"41 1","pages":"679 - 714"},"PeriodicalIF":13.1,"publicationDate":"2022-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91264680","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Polymer ReviewsPub Date : 2022-10-05DOI: 10.1080/15583724.2022.2129680
Shuaikang Huang, Kai Liu, Wulin Zhang, Bing Xie, Z. Dou, Z. Yan, Hua Tan, Chanatip Samart, Suwadee Kongparakul, N. Takesue, Haibo Zhang
{"title":"All-Organic Polymer Dielectric Materials for Advanced Dielectric Capacitors: Theory, Property, Modified Design and Future Prospects","authors":"Shuaikang Huang, Kai Liu, Wulin Zhang, Bing Xie, Z. Dou, Z. Yan, Hua Tan, Chanatip Samart, Suwadee Kongparakul, N. Takesue, Haibo Zhang","doi":"10.1080/15583724.2022.2129680","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15583724.2022.2129680","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Research on polymer-based dielectric materials with low energy loss and high power density for dielectric capacitors can promote the development of advanced energy storage devices and effectively solve energy storage problems. In recent years, all-organic polymer dielectrics have received extensive attention due to the excellent properties and have shown broad development prospects in the energy storage industry. Compared to polymer inorganic composites with bad processability, all-organic dielectrics have proven to be a more suitable option for low-cost and large-scale production. This review summarizes the phased achievements of traditional all-organic polymer dielectrics and the recent progress in polymer modification technology. Meanwhile, the energy storage theory of dielectrics, such as energy storage parameters, polarization mechanisms, breakdown mechanisms, and conduction mechanisms, is thoroughly reviewed. Finally, this paper identifies the existing problems of all-organic polymer dielectric materials and proposes feasible solutions and possible future research priorities.","PeriodicalId":20326,"journal":{"name":"Polymer Reviews","volume":"37 1","pages":"515 - 573"},"PeriodicalIF":13.1,"publicationDate":"2022-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78353858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Polymer ReviewsPub Date : 2022-09-13DOI: 10.1080/15583724.2022.2121837
E. Glöckler, S. Ghosh, S. Schulz
{"title":"β-Diketiminate and β-Ketoiminate Metal Catalysts for Ring-Opening Polymerization of Cyclic Esters","authors":"E. Glöckler, S. Ghosh, S. Schulz","doi":"10.1080/15583724.2022.2121837","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15583724.2022.2121837","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This review highlights the ongoing developments on the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of lactide (LA) and caprolactone (CL) using mononuclear and dinuclear β-diketiminate- and β-ketoiminate-substituted metal complexes. The resulting aliphatic polyesters are of great interest as sustainable replacements to petrochemicals-based polymers with potential applications in tissue engineering, bio-medical, and agricultural sciences. β-Diketiminate and β-ketoiminate metal complexes are very promising ROP catalysts since their steric and electronic properties, and hence their catalytic activity and selectivity can be easily modified. This review compares different classes of β-diketiminate and β-ketoiminate complexes with respect to the controlled synthesis of homopolymers and copolymers of aliphatic polyesters and elaborates on the polymerization kinetics and mechanistic studies.","PeriodicalId":20326,"journal":{"name":"Polymer Reviews","volume":"99 1","pages":"478 - 514"},"PeriodicalIF":13.1,"publicationDate":"2022-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81026692","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Polymer ReviewsPub Date : 2022-08-16DOI: 10.1080/15583724.2022.2106491
Robert Brooke, Makara Lay, Karishma Jain, Hugo S. Françon, M. G. Say, Dagmawi Belaineh, Xin Wang, K. Håkansson, L. Wågberg, Isak Engquist, J. Edberg, M. Berggren
{"title":"Nanocellulose and PEDOT:PSS composites and their applications","authors":"Robert Brooke, Makara Lay, Karishma Jain, Hugo S. Françon, M. G. Say, Dagmawi Belaineh, Xin Wang, K. Håkansson, L. Wågberg, Isak Engquist, J. Edberg, M. Berggren","doi":"10.1080/15583724.2022.2106491","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15583724.2022.2106491","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The need for achieving sustainable technologies has encouraged research on renewable and biodegradable materials for novel products that are clean, green, and environmentally friendly. Nanocellulose (NC) has many attractive properties such as high mechanical strength and flexibility, large specific surface area, in addition to possessing good wet stability and resistance to tough chemical environments. NC has also been shown to easily integrate with other materials to form composites. By combining it with conductive and electroactive materials, many of the advantageous properties of NC can be transferred to the resulting composites. Conductive polymers, in particular poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene:poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS), have been successfully combined with cellulose derivatives where suspensions of NC particles and colloids of PEDOT:PSS are made to interact at a molecular level. Alternatively, different polymerization techniques have been used to coat the cellulose fibrils. When processed in liquid form, the resulting mixture can be used as a conductive ink. This review outlines the preparation of NC/PEDOT:PSS composites and their fabrication in the form of electronic nanopapers, filaments, and conductive aerogels. We also discuss the molecular interaction between NC and PEDOT:PSS and the factors that affect the bonding properties. Finally, we address their potential applications in energy storage and harvesting, sensors, actuators, and bioelectronics.","PeriodicalId":20326,"journal":{"name":"Polymer Reviews","volume":"19 1","pages":"437 - 477"},"PeriodicalIF":13.1,"publicationDate":"2022-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81266957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Polymer ReviewsPub Date : 2022-08-03DOI: 10.1080/15583724.2022.2106490
A. Higuchi, Tzu-Cheng Sung, Ting Wang, Q. Ling, Dr. Suresh Kumar, Shih-Tien Hsu, A. Umezawa
{"title":"Material Design for Next-Generation mRNA Vaccines Using Lipid Nanoparticles","authors":"A. Higuchi, Tzu-Cheng Sung, Ting Wang, Q. Ling, Dr. Suresh Kumar, Shih-Tien Hsu, A. Umezawa","doi":"10.1080/15583724.2022.2106490","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15583724.2022.2106490","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Vaccine development is among the critical issues for ceasing the COVID-19 pandemic. This review discusses the current usage of biomaterials in vaccine development and provides brief descriptions of the vaccine types and their working mechanisms. New types of vaccine platforms (next-generation vaccines and DNA- or mRNA-based vaccines) are discussed in detail. The mRNA vaccine encoding the spike protein viral antigen can be produced in a cell-free system, suggesting that mRNA vaccines are safer than “classic vaccines” using live or inactivated virus. The mRNA vaccine efficacy is typically high at approximately 95%. However, most mRNA vaccines need to be maintained at −20 or −70 degrees for storage for long periods (half a year) and their transportation because of mRNA vaccine instability in general, although mRNA vaccines with unmodified and self-amplifying RNA (ARCT-154, Arcturus), which have a lyophilized form, have recently been reported to be kept at room temperature. mRNA vaccines are typically entrapped in lipid nanoparticles composed of ionizable lipids, polyethylene glycol (PEG)-lipids, phospholipids, and cholesterol. These components and their composition affect mRNA vaccine stability and efficacy and the size of the mRNA vaccine. The development of an improved mRNA vaccine entrapped in sophisticated biomaterials, such as novel lipid nanoparticles, using new types of biopolymers or lipids is necessary for high efficacy, safe transportation and long-term storage of the next generation of mRNA vaccines under mild conditions.","PeriodicalId":20326,"journal":{"name":"Polymer Reviews","volume":"1 1","pages":"394 - 436"},"PeriodicalIF":13.1,"publicationDate":"2022-08-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88284195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Polymer ReviewsPub Date : 2022-06-05DOI: 10.1080/15583724.2022.2082470
Younes Ahmadi, Ki‐Hyun Kim
{"title":"Recent Progress in the Development of Hyper-Cross-Linked Polymers for Adsorption of Gaseous Volatile Organic Compounds","authors":"Younes Ahmadi, Ki‐Hyun Kim","doi":"10.1080/15583724.2022.2082470","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15583724.2022.2082470","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract To date, numerous strategies have been developed to remove hazardous gaseous components like volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from the airstream. Adsorption technology has been used as an effective approach for the abatement of VOCs for over 30 years. Hyper-cross-linked polymers (HCPs) with permanent porosity, adjustable surface functional groups, and desired physical/chemical properties are recognized to have great potential for the adsorption of VOCs. In this review, the recent research advances achieved in the development of HCPs as adsorbents for the removal of VOCs are discussed with an emphasis on the following aspects: (1) properties of HCPs governing their adsorption performances, (2) removal mechanism of VOCs by HCPs, (3) advantages and shortcomings of HCPs for VOC adsorption, and (4) performance evaluation among HPCs (relative to other adsorption systems). Furthermore, the review was conducted to establish the “property-application” relationships to promote and encourage future research on the formulation of innovative HCP-based adsorptive materials for VOC removal.","PeriodicalId":20326,"journal":{"name":"Polymer Reviews","volume":"26 1","pages":"365 - 393"},"PeriodicalIF":13.1,"publicationDate":"2022-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87592291","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Polymer ReviewsPub Date : 2022-05-25DOI: 10.1080/15583724.2022.2076693
Sabrina Kopf, D. Åkesson, M. Skrifvars
{"title":"Textile Fiber Production of Biopolymers – A Review of Spinning Techniques for Polyhydroxyalkanoates in Biomedical Applications","authors":"Sabrina Kopf, D. Åkesson, M. Skrifvars","doi":"10.1080/15583724.2022.2076693","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15583724.2022.2076693","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The superior biocompatibility and biodegradability of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) compared to man-made biopolymers such as polylactic acid promise huge potential in biomedical applications, especially tissue engineering (TE). Textile fiber-based TE scaffolds offer unique opportunities to imitate the anisotropic, hierarchical, or strain-stiffening properties of native tissues. A combination of PHAs’ enhanced biocompatibility and fiber-based TE scaffolds could improve the performance of TE scaffolds. However, the PHAs’ complex crystallization behavior and the resulting intricate spinning procedures remain a challenge. This review focuses on discussing the developments in PHA melt and wet spinning, their challenges, process parameters, and fiber characteristics while revealing the lack of an in-depth fiber characterization of wet-spun fibers compared to melt-spun filaments, leading to squandered potential in scaffold development. Additionally, the biomedical application of PHAs other than poly-4-hydroxybutyrate is hampered by a failure of polymer purity to meet the requirements for biomedical applications.","PeriodicalId":20326,"journal":{"name":"Polymer Reviews","volume":"11 1","pages":"200 - 245"},"PeriodicalIF":13.1,"publicationDate":"2022-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84340982","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Polymer ReviewsPub Date : 2022-05-18DOI: 10.1080/15583724.2022.2076694
Xingguo Wang, Yuchun Li, D. Meng, X. Gu, Jun Sun, Yuan Hu, S. Bourbigot, Sheng Zhang
{"title":"A Review on Flame-Retardant Polyvinyl Alcohol: Additives and Technologies","authors":"Xingguo Wang, Yuchun Li, D. Meng, X. Gu, Jun Sun, Yuan Hu, S. Bourbigot, Sheng Zhang","doi":"10.1080/15583724.2022.2076694","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15583724.2022.2076694","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract The output of bio-based polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) has been growing rapidly with a substantial increase of developments both in academic and industrial research areas in the past decade, which is due to its water solubility, plasticity, and degradability. However, PVA is highly flammable with a limiting oxygen index of only 19% owning to its inherent macromolecular structure composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms. The demand for flame retardancy of PVA has been increased rapidly and is generally satisfied by introducing flame retardants via chemical grafting, physical blending, and coating. This review summarizes the flame retardants applied in PVA and their influence on the flammability and mechanical properties of PVA materials. The type of flame retardant additives and their application technologies for various PVA products are presented in terms of various PVA products, such as films, aerogel, fibers, foams, and bulk composites. The films dominate the whole research of flame retardant PVA materials owing to their widespread application. The fire performance and flame retardant mechanism are compared and discussed. Additionally, PVA acted as an assistant agent in some polymeric flame-retardant formulations is also discussed and reviewed.","PeriodicalId":20326,"journal":{"name":"Polymer Reviews","volume":"16 1","pages":"324 - 364"},"PeriodicalIF":13.1,"publicationDate":"2022-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85286018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}