Ethylene and alkyl acrylate copolymers made-to-order using dynamic cation switching polymerization and evidence for improved polymer degradability with low polar group density
Customization of ethylene and alkyl acrylate copolymers yields materials with mechanical properties comparable to polyethylene but with enhanced oxidative degradability.
Authors
- Loi H. (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8859-141X)
- Tuhin Ganguly
- Rumela Adhikary (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6907-2518)
- Lorenzo C. Ruiz De Castilla
Institutions
- University of Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Polymer Chemistry
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d5py00819k
- Primary Topic
- Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Welch Foundation
- Division of Chemistry