PolymerPub Date : 2026-11-10Epub Date: 2026-10-03DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2026.130903
Juanjuan Gao, Yifu Ruan, GengXin Liu
{"title":"Re-entanglement via crosslink cleavage in soft nanoparticles: Reconciling processability with high entanglement","authors":"Juanjuan Gao, Yifu Ruan, GengXin Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.polymer.2026.130903","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.polymer.2026.130903","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The balance between processability and mechanical performance arising from chain entanglements remains a long-standing challenge in polymer processing. Although disentangled polymers obtained through specialized methods can partially mitigate this issue, the instability of disentanglement and the ambiguous kinetics of spontaneous re-entanglement render practical application difficult and poorly controllable. Herein, we report a strategy that addresses this conflict by introducing cleavable crosslinker into soft-nanoparticles (SNPs), enabling a controlled transition from a disentangled state stabilized by crosslink to re-entangled state upon external triggering. A disulfide-containing divinyl crosslinker was designed and synthesized, and cleavable polystyrene SNPs with diameters of 13–30 nm were prepared by microemulsion polymerization. When treatment with 1,4-dithiothreitol, the disulfide bonds at the crosslinking points are selectively cleaved, converting the SNPs into linear chains that subsequently undergo re-entanglement. These SNPs exhibit typical soft-colloidal dynamics with viscosities markedly lower than those of their linear counterparts, consistent with previous studies. Rheological measurements demonstrate that crosslinker cleavage restores the plateau modulus and characteristic relaxation scaling of entangled polymers, confirming the recovery of a highly entangled state. Moreover, a viscosity contrast of one to two orders of magnitude is observed before and after cleavage, even at high degrees of entanglement. These findings establish that cleavable SNPs can serve as stable low-viscosity processing precursors while retaining the capacity to regain mechanical performance after re-entanglement, offering a new strategy for reconciling processability with the mechanical integrity associated with high entanglement.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":405,"journal":{"name":"Polymer","volume":"365 ","pages":"Article 130903"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2026-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149091696","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}
PolymerPub Date : 2026-11-10Epub Date: 2026-09-29DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2026.130895
Scott M. Grayson, Daniel A. Savin, Julia Pribyl
{"title":"Nonlinear polymers","authors":"Scott M. Grayson, Daniel A. Savin, Julia Pribyl","doi":"10.1016/j.polymer.2026.130895","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.polymer.2026.130895","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":405,"journal":{"name":"Polymer","volume":"365 ","pages":"Article 130895"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2026-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149085208","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}
PolymerPub Date : 2026-11-04DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2026.131059
Dongchao Li, Weijun Zhang, Chi Zhang, Hailin Cao, Chunhua Zhang
{"title":"Non-solvent, low-chlorine, and flexible epoxy adhesive constructed by an interpenetrating structure of two types of polyesters","authors":"Dongchao Li, Weijun Zhang, Chi Zhang, Hailin Cao, Chunhua Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.polymer.2026.131059","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2026.131059","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":405,"journal":{"name":"Polymer","volume":"16 1","pages":"131059"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2026-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149368149","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}
PolymerPub Date : 2026-11-03DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2026.131070
Elnaz Tahavori, Johanna Fricke, Aleksander Jaworski, Ashin Vadakke Kulangara, Zoltán Bacsik, Niklas Hedin, Jiayin Yuan
{"title":"Synthesis of Porous Primary-amine-rich Poly(1-vinyl-1,2,4-triazolium) Networks with Varied Alkyl Spacer Lengths and Their Effects on CO2 Sorption Behavior","authors":"Elnaz Tahavori, Johanna Fricke, Aleksander Jaworski, Ashin Vadakke Kulangara, Zoltán Bacsik, Niklas Hedin, Jiayin Yuan","doi":"10.1016/j.polymer.2026.131070","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2026.131070","url":null,"abstract":"A series of primary-amine-rich 1-vinyl-1,2,4-triazolium-based polymer networks with alkyl spacers of different lengths (C<ce:inf loc=\"post\">2</ce:inf>–C<ce:inf loc=\"post\">6</ce:inf>) was synthesized and systematically investigated, representing the first study to establish structure–property relationships between alkyl spacer length and CO<ce:inf loc=\"post\">2</ce:inf> sorption performance in this class of materials. Both neutralized (free-base) and protonated polymer networks were investigated. We sought to determine how spacer length affects sorption. CO<ce:inf loc=\"post\">2</ce:inf> sorption half-times ranged from 0.75 to 1.40 min, with the shortest half-times observed for the C<ce:inf loc=\"post\">2</ce:inf>-based polymers. Kinetic analysis using pseudo-first-order (PFO), pseudo-second-order (PSO), and Avrami models provided good empirical descriptions of the sorption behavior, although these models do not distinguish between physisorption and chemisorption. CO<ce:inf loc=\"post\">2</ce:inf> sorption isotherms of the best-performing polymer Cp-MC<ce:inf loc=\"post\">2</ce:inf>-<ce:italic>n</ce:italic> were obtained at 298, 323, and 348 K. It yielded a loading-dependent isosteric heat of sorption of 41–51 kJ mol<ce:sup loc=\"post\">−1</ce:sup> that increased initially with CO<ce:inf loc=\"post\">2</ce:inf> loading before decreasing at higher loadings. In combination with temperature-programmed desorption, these results suggest the coexistence of physisorbed and chemisorbed CO<ce:inf loc=\"post\">2</ce:inf> in the neutralized polymer. The C<ce:inf loc=\"post\">2</ce:inf> polymer exhibited the highest CO<ce:inf loc=\"post\">2</ce:inf> uptake in the neutralized series, while the protonated C<ce:inf loc=\"post\">2</ce:inf>, C<ce:inf loc=\"post\">3</ce:inf>, and C<ce:inf loc=\"post\">4</ce:inf> polymers displayed comparable uptakes. Overall, CO<ce:inf loc=\"post\">2</ce:inf> uptake did not decrease monotonically with increasing linker length.","PeriodicalId":405,"journal":{"name":"Polymer","volume":"9 1","pages":"131070"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2026-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149368158","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}
PolymerPub Date : 2026-10-27DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2026.131037
Yosia Gopas Oetama Manik, Dhea Afrisa Darmawan, Julinton Sianturi, Dicky Annas, Muhammad Bagus Arif, Evi Yulianti, Jotti Karunawan, Anita Marlina, Muhammad Ghozali, Roni Maryana, Robertus Wahyu N Nugroho, Ridho Prasetyo, Asep Muhamad Samsudin, Deana Wahyuningrum, I.Made Arcana, Yatimah Alias, Rikson Asman Fertiles Siburian, Sun Theo Constan Lotebulo Ndruru
{"title":"Chain-Length-Dependent Physicochemical Performance in Imidazolium Ionic Liquid–Plasticized Cellulose Acetate Solid Polymer Electrolytes","authors":"Yosia Gopas Oetama Manik, Dhea Afrisa Darmawan, Julinton Sianturi, Dicky Annas, Muhammad Bagus Arif, Evi Yulianti, Jotti Karunawan, Anita Marlina, Muhammad Ghozali, Roni Maryana, Robertus Wahyu N Nugroho, Ridho Prasetyo, Asep Muhamad Samsudin, Deana Wahyuningrum, I.Made Arcana, Yatimah Alias, Rikson Asman Fertiles Siburian, Sun Theo Constan Lotebulo Ndruru","doi":"10.1016/j.polymer.2026.131037","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2026.131037","url":null,"abstract":"Understanding how ionic-liquid structure governs physicochemical performance is critical for the design of high-performance bio-derived solid polymer electrolytes. Here, cellulose acetate (CA) /LiClO<ce:inf loc=\"post\">4</ce:inf> electrolytes were combined with a homologous series of imidazolium ionic liquids bearing ethyl, propyl, butyl, hexyl, and octyl substituents to establish alkyl-chain-dependent structure–transport relationships. The ionic liquids strongly altered polymer ordering, thermal relaxation, ion coordination, and dielectric response, but these changes did not translate directly into higher conductivity. [EMIm]Br (<ce:bold>7</ce:bold>) provided the most favorable transport environment, increasing ionic conductivity from 1.94 × 10<ce:sup loc=\"post\">−5</ce:sup> to 1.51 × 10<ce:sup loc=\"post\">−3</ce:sup> S cm<ce:sup loc=\"post\">−1</ce:sup> at 30 wt% loading. In contrast, ILs <ce:bold>8–9</ce:bold> showed weaker, non-monotonic responses, while longer-chain ILs <ce:bold>10–11</ce:bold> increasingly restricted ion transport despite reduced crystallinity and altered polymer relaxation. Analysis of the free-ion fraction, apparent carrier density, ionic mobility, diffusion coefficient, dielectric response, and electric modulus demonstrated that conductivity is governed by the balance between carrier generation, polymer relaxation, ion association, and long-range mobility rather than by crystallinity or carrier concentration alone. These results identified short-chain imidazolium ionic liquids as particularly effective modifiers of CA based polymer electrolytes and provide a molecular basis for tuning ion transport through ionic-liquid structure.","PeriodicalId":405,"journal":{"name":"Polymer","volume":"15 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2026-10-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149275153","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}
PolymerPub Date : 2026-10-23DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2026.131011
Chunhui Qu, Liang Shan, Guoping Zhang, Rongsun
{"title":"Corrigendum to “Preparation and dielectric properties research of a novel kind of intrinsic silane-containing polyimide” [Polymer 285, (2023), 126361]","authors":"Chunhui Qu, Liang Shan, Guoping Zhang, Rongsun","doi":"10.1016/j.polymer.2026.131011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2026.131011","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":405,"journal":{"name":"Polymer","volume":"18 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2026-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149274743","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}
PolymerPub Date : 2026-10-13Epub Date: 2026-09-18DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2026.130840
Sinduja Malarkodi Elangovan, Riza Paul, Parthiban Shanmugam, Gopal Shankar Krishnakumar
{"title":"Corrigendum to “Synergistic integration of plant-derived galactomannan and MXene to produce multifunctional nanocomposites with antibacterial and osteogenic properties” [Polymer 315, (2024), 127799]","authors":"Sinduja Malarkodi Elangovan, Riza Paul, Parthiban Shanmugam, Gopal Shankar Krishnakumar","doi":"10.1016/j.polymer.2026.130840","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.polymer.2026.130840","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":405,"journal":{"name":"Polymer","volume":"363 ","pages":"Article 130840"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2026-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149084876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}