Temperature-Responsive Copolymers without Compositional Drift by RAFT Copolymerization of 2-(Acryloyloxy)ethyl trimethylammonium chloride and 2-(Diethylamino)ethyl acrylate
Rodrigues, A.S.; Charreyre, M.-T.*; Favier, A.; Baleizão, C.; Farinha, J. P. S. *Polymer Chemistry 2019, 10, 2106–2116
Cover depicts novel remarkable temperature and pH responsive copolymers featuring RAFT copolymerization kinetics with both apparent reactivity ratios of 1.
The new materials offer exciting opportunities for application in controlled delivery, tissue engineering, separation, etc.
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Cover image based on the triptic "Connection & Dissension" by Ana Tristany.
Temperature-Responsive Fibers of Cellulose-Based Copolymers
Santos, A. C.; Alves, S.; Godinho, M. H.; Baleizão, C.*; Farinha, J. P. S.*
Polymer Chemistry 2018, 9, 3615–3623
Cover represents temperature-responsive electrospun fibers obtained from cellulose acetate grafted with a temperature-responsive random copolymer prepared by RAFT. The prepared fiber mats target applications in smart scaffolds for cell culture.
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Cover image based on the painting "Blue Lines I" by Ana Tristany.
Smart Materials for Boron Removal
Alves,S.; Santos,C.I.; da Costa,A.P.; Silva,M.; Baleizão*,C.; Farinha,J.P.S.* Chemical Engineering Journal 2017, 319, 31–33
Cover shows a novel boron scavenging process. At room temperature the nanoparticlesare expanded, promoting boron chelation to diol groups. At higher temperature the polymer shell collapses inducing nanoparticle flocculation. The nanoparticles can then be regenerated by pH treatment and reused. Learn more...
Biotin-End-Functionalized Highly Fluorescent Water-Soluble Polymers
Relogio,P.; Bathfield, M.; Haftek-Terreau, Z.; Beija, M.; D’Agosto, F.; Favier, A.; Giraud-Panis, M.-J.; Mandrand, B.; Farinha, J. P. S.*; Charreyre, M.-T.*; Martinho, J. M. G.
Polymer Chemistry 2013, 4, 2968–2981
Cover image reproduces the painting "Lucifer Yellow" by Ana Tristany. Four polymer chains (blue) labeled with several LY fluorophores (yellow), each with a biotin at one chain-end (blue/black) interact with a streptavidine protein (red). Learn more...
