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Mussel-inspired hydrogels for biomedical and environmental applications
Lin Li, Wirasak Smitthipong and Hongbo Zeng
Polym. Chem., 2015, 6, 353-358

Review Articles

Surface-initiated controlled radical polymerizations from silica nanoparticles, gold nanocrystals, and bionanoparticles
Lei Wu, Ulrich Glebe and Alexander Böker
Polym. Chem., 2015, 6, 5143-5184

Lignocellulosic biomass: a sustainable platform for the production of bio-based chemicals and polymers
Furkan H. Isikgor and C. Remzi Becer
Polym. Chem., 2015, 6, 4497-4559
Open Access

Self-assembly of cyclic polymers
Rebecca J. Williams, Andrew P. Dove and Rachel K. O'Reilly
Polym. Chem., 2015, 6, 2998-3008
Open Access

Thermoresponsive polyelectrolytes derived from ionic liquids
Yuki Kohno, Shohei Saita, Yongjun Men, Jiayin Yuan and Hiroyuki Ohno
Polym. Chem., 2015, 6, 2163-2178
Open Access

Well-defined two dimensional covalent organic polymers: rational design, controlled syntheses, and potential applications
Zhonghua Xiang, Dapeng Cao and Liming Dai
Polym. Chem., 2015, 6, 1896-1911

Towards being genuinely smart: ‘isothermally-responsive’ polymers as versatile, programmable scaffolds for biologically-adaptable materials
Daniel J. Phillips and Matthew I. Gibson
Polym. Chem., 2015, 6, 1033-1043
Open Access

PLA architectures: the role of branching
Stijn Corneillie and Mario Smet
Polym. Chem., 2015, 6, 850-867
Open Access

Controlling monomer-sequence using supramolecular templates
Niels ten Brummelhuis
Polym. Chem., 2015, 6, 654-667
Open Access

Polymeric charge storage electrets for non-volatile organic field effect transistor memory devices
Ying-Hsuan Chou, Hsuan-Chun Chang, Cheng-Liang Liu and Wen-Chang Chen
Polym. Chem., 2015, 6, 341-352

Antibiofouling polymer interfaces: poly(ethylene glycol) and other promising candidates
Sean Lowe, Neil M. O'Brien-Simpson and Luke A. Connal
Polym. Chem., 2015, 6, 198-212

Communication

Design of thiol- and light-sensitive degradable hydrogels using Michael-type addition reactions
Prathamesh M. Kharkar, Kristi L. Kiick and April M. Kloxin
Polym. Chem., 2015, 6, 5565-5574

Papers

Thermoresponsive, well-defined, poly(vinyl alcohol) co-polymers
Thomas Congdon, Peter Shaw and Matthew I. Gibson
Polym. Chem., 2015, 6, 4749-4757
Open Access

Thiol–maleimide “click” chemistry: evaluating the influence of solvent, initiator, and thiol on the reaction mechanism, kinetics, and selectivity
Brian H. Northrop, Stephen H. Frayne and Umesh Choudhary
Polym. Chem., 2015, 6, 3415-3430

Optimization of side chains in alkylthiothiophene-substituted benzo[1,2-b:4,5-b′]dithiophene-based photovoltaic polymers
Shaoqing Zhang, Mohammad Afsar Uddin, Wenchao Zhao, Long Ye, Han Young Woo, Delong Liu, Bei Yang, Huifeng Yao, Yong Cui and Jianhui Hou
Polym. Chem., 2015, 6, 2752-2760

Surface-initiated Cu(0) mediated controlled radical polymerization (SI-CuCRP) using a copper plate
Tao Zhang, Yunhao Du, Felix Müller, Ihsan Amin and Rainer Jordan
Polym. Chem., 2015, 6, 2726-2733
Open Access

Polyglycerol coated polypropylene surfaces for protein and bacteria resistance
Maike C. Lukowiak, Sascha Wettmarshausen, Gundula Hidde, Petra Landsberger, Viola Boenke, Karsten Rodenacker, Ulrike Braun, Jörg F. Friedrich, Anna A. Gorbushina and Rainer Haag
Polym. Chem., 2015, 6, 1350-1359
Open Access

Synthesis and characterization of branched fullerene-terminated poly(ethylene glycol)s
Hin Chun Yau, Mustafa K. Bayazit, Piers R. J. Gaffney, Andrew G. Livingston, Joachim H. G. Steinke and Milo S. P. Shaffer
Polym. Chem., 2015, 6, 1056-1065
Open Access

Donor–acceptor block copolymers carrying pendant PC71BM fullerenes with an ordered nanoscale morphology
Martin Hufnagel, Matthias Fischer, Thomas Thurn-Albrecht and Mukundan Thelakkat
Polym. Chem., 2015, 6, 813-826
Open Access

Synthesis of polymeric janus nanoparticles and their application in surfactant-free emulsion polymerizations
Binh T. T. Pham, Chris H. Such and Brian S. Hawkett
Polym. Chem., 2015, 6, 426-435
Open Access