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Recent advances in the design of hydrogels: Renaissance of the Hofmeister effect 水凝胶设计的最新进展：霍夫迈斯特效应的复兴

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Progress in Polymer Science Pub Date : 2025-06-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2025.101989

Huan Tan , Xiaolan Li , Linlong Li , Xue Bai , Jing You , Yuanyuan Zhou , Shirun Chu , Xiao Huang , Qiaoli Wu , Jie Weng , Jun Li

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PEDOT:PSS-based Electronic Materials: Preparation, Performance Tuning, Processing, Applications, and Future Prospect 基于pss的电子材料：制备，性能调整，加工，应用和未来展望

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Progress in Polymer Science Pub Date : 2025-06-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2025.101990

Shuai Chen, Lishan Liang, Yuqian Zhang, Kaiwen Lin, Mingna Yang, Ling Zhu, Xiaomei Yang, Ling Zang, Baoyang Lu

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Multi-mechanism polymerization as a promising tool for polymer synthesis 多机理聚合是一种有前途的聚合物合成方法

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Progress in Polymer Science Pub Date : 2025-06-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2025.101988

Ning Ren , Xiangyi Wang , Pan Sun , Mengqi Ge , Wenwen Han , Xinyuan Zhu

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Multimode anticounterfeiting materials based on polymers and supramolecular chemistry 基于聚合物和超分子化学的多模防伪材料

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Progress in Polymer Science Pub Date : 2025-06-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2025.101986

Moein Mohammadi-Jorjafki , Milad Babazadeh-Mamaqani , Reza Khalilzadeh , Hossein Roghani-Mamaqani , Richard Hoogenboom , Feng Wang

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Polymeric chemistry design for battery electrode binders 电池电极粘合剂的聚合化学设计

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Progress in Polymer Science Pub Date : 2025-06-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2025.101987

Soonho Jang , Myeong-Hwa Ryou , Ji-Youn Bae , Seung-Ho Yu , Sang-Young Lee , Joona Bang

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Emulsion templating: DIY versatility for the creative design of macroporous polymers 乳液模板：DIY多功能性，用于大孔聚合物的创意设计

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Progress in Polymer Science Pub Date : 2025-05-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2025.101970

Samah Saied-Ahmad, Michael S. Silverstein

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Baroplastics – The future of low temperature plastic processing 气压塑料-低温塑料加工的未来

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Progress in Polymer Science Pub Date : 2025-05-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2025.101967

Daniel MacKinnon, Magdalena Godzina, C. Remzi Becer

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Non-isocyanate polyurethanes at room temperature – a dream becoming reality 室温下的非异氰酸酯聚氨酯-梦想成为现实

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Progress in Polymer Science Pub Date : 2025-05-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2025.101968

Thomas Habets , Bruno Grignard , Christophe Detrembleur

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Poly(1,2,4-triazolium)s as the rising generation of functional poly(ionic liquid)s 聚（1,2,4-三唑）是新一代功能化聚离子液体

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Progress in Polymer Science Pub Date : 2025-05-09 DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2025.101969

Xinghao Li , Eric Drockenmuller , Pierre Stiernet , Weiyi Zhang , Jiayin Yuan

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Chemical depolymerization of polyethylene terephthalate and its blends: Enhanced strategies for efficient circularity 聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯及其共混物的化学解聚：提高循环效率的策略

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Progress in Polymer Science Pub Date : 2025-05-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2025.101958

Shun Zhang , Xuan Zhao , Xuehui Liu , Lin Chen , Lan Bai , Shimei Xu , Yu-Zhong Wang

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