Top 10 most-read Polymer Chemistry articles – Q1 2015

This month sees the following articles in Polymer Chemistry that are in the top 10 most accessed from January – March:

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
DOI: 10.1039/C4PY01125B

Thiol–ene “click” reactions and recent applications in polymer and materials synthesis: a first update
Andrew B. Lowe
Polym. Chem., 2014,5, 4820-4870
DOI: 10.1039/C4PY00339J

Bringing d-limonene to the scene of bio-based thermoset coatings via free-radical thiol–ene chemistry: macromonomer synthesis, UV-curing and thermo-mechanical characterization
Mauro Claudino, Jeanne-Marie Mathevet, Mats Jonsson and Mats Johansson
Polym. Chem., 2014,5, 3245-3260
DOI: 10.1039/C3PY01302B

PLA architectures: the role of branching
Stijn Corneillie and Mario Smet
Polym. Chem., 2015,6, 850-867
DOI: 10.1039/C4PY01572J

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
DOI: 10.1039/C4PY01375A

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
DOI: 10.1039/C4PY01539H

Controlling monomer-sequence using supramolecular templates
Niels ten Brummelhuis
Polym. Chem., 2015,6, 654-667
DOI: 10.1039/C4PY01522C

Investigation into thiol-(meth)acrylate Michael addition reactions using amine and phosphine catalysts
Guang-Zhao Li, Rajan K. Randev, Alexander H. Soeriyadi, Gregory Rees, Cyrille Boyer, Zhen Tong, Thomas P. Davis, C. Remzi Becer and David M. Haddleton
Polym. Chem., 2010,1, 1196-1204
DOI: 10.1039/C0PY00100G

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
DOI: 10.1039/C4PY01167H

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
DOI: 10.1039/C5PY00071H

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