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100th Anniversary of Macromolecular Science Viewpoint: Degradable Polymers from Radical Ring-Opening Polymerization: Latest Advances, New Directions, and Ongoing Challenges

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Pesenti, Théo, Nicolas, Julien·2020·ACS Macro Letters

DOI 10.1021/acsmacrolett.0c00676

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Radical ring-opening polymerization (rROP) allows facile incorporation of labile groups (e.g., ester) into the main chain of vinyl polymers to obtain (bio)degradable materials. rROP has focused a lot of attention especially since the advent of reversible deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) techniques and is still incredibly moving forward, as attested by the numerous achievements in terms of monomer synthesis, macromolecular engineering, and potential biomedical applications of the resulting degradable polymers. In the present Viewpoint, we will cover the latest progress made in rROP in the last ∼5 years, such as its recent directions, its remaining limitations, and the ongoing challenges. More specifically, this will be achieved through the three different classes of monomers that recently caught most of the attention: cyclic ketene acetals (CKA), thionolactones, and macrocyclic monomers.

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Authors: Pesenti, T., & Nicolas, J.
Affiliations: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
Corresponding author: Nicolas, Julien
ORCID: Pesenti, Théo
Nicolas, Julien
Venue: ACS Macro Letters
Publisher: American Chemical Society (ACS)
Published: 2020-12-02
Volume: 9
Issue: 12
Pages: 1812-1835
ISSN: 2161-1653 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.0c00676
OpenAlex: W3110095379
Cited by: 214
References: 127
Citations by year: 2026: 38 · 2025: 38 · 2024: 45 · 2023: 42 · 2022: 32 · 2021: 18
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
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Licence: other-oa
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Funders: Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR-11-JS08-0005, ANR-15-CE08-0019)
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Ministre de l'Enseignement sup?rieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation
Topics: Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Organic Chemistry › Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Biomaterials › biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Polymers and Plastics › Polymer composites and self-healing
Keywords: radical ring-opening polymerization, degradable polymers, bio-based polymers, controlled radical polymerization, cyclic ketene acetals, thionolactones, macrocyclic monomers, macromolecular engineering, biomedical applications, monomer synthesis

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