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Top 10 most-read Polymer Chemistry articles – Q2 2014

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

Thiol-ene “click” reactions and recent applications in polymer and materials synthesis
Andrew B. Lowe
Polym. Chem., 2010,1, 17-36
DOI: 10.1039/B9PY00216B

Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly (PISA) – Control Over the Morphology of Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery Applications
Bunyamin Karagoz, Lars Esser, Hien T. Duong, Johan S. Basuki, Cyrille Boyer and Thomas P. Davis
Polym. Chem., 2014,5, 350-355
DOI: 10.1039/C3PY01306E

Short Peptide Based Self-Assembled Nanostructures: Implication In Drug Delivery And Tissue Engineering
Jiban Jyoti Panda and Virander Singh Chauhan
Polym. Chem., 2014,5, 4418-4436
DOI: 10.1039/C4PY00173G

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

The Power of Light in Polymer Science: Photochemical Processes to Manipulate Polymer Formation, Structure, and Properties
Shunsuke Chatani, Christopher J. Kloxin and Christopher N. Bowman
Polym. Chem., 2014,5, 2187-2201
DOI: 10.1039/C3PY01334K

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

The quest for sustainable polyesters – insights into the future
Carla Vilela, Andreia F. Sousa, Ana C. Fonseca, Arménio C. Serra, Jorge F. J. Coelho, Carmen S. R. Freire and Armando J. D. Silvestre
Polym. Chem., 2014,5, 3119-3141
DOI: 10.1039/C3PY01213A

Phenylboronic Acid-based Glucose-responsive Polymeric Nanoparticles: Synthesis and Applications in Drug Delivery
Rujiang Ma and Linqi Shi
Polym. Chem., 2014,5, 1503-1518
DOI: 10.1039/C3PY01202F

Oxidant-induced dopamine polymerization for multifunctional coatings
Qiang Wei, Fulong Zhang, Jie Li, Beijia Li and Changsheng Zhao
Polym. Chem., 2010,1, 1430-1433
DOI: 10.1039/C0PY00215A

Benzotrithiophene and benzodithiophene-based polymers for efficient polymer solar cells with high open-circuit voltage
Guobing Zhang, Jianyu Yuan, Peng Li, Jingxuan Ma, Hongbo Lu, Longzhen Qiu and Wanli Ma
Polym. Chem., 2013,4, 3390-3397
DOI: 10.1039/C3PY00251A

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Top 10 most-read Polymer Chemistry articles – Q1 2014

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

Effect of ethylene carbonate on the ionic conduction in poly(vinylidenefluoride-hexafluoropropylene) based solid polymer electrolytes
S. Ramesh and Ong Poh Ling
Polym. Chem., 2010,1, 702-707
DOI: 10.1039/B9PY00244H

Thiol-ene “click” reactions and recent applications in polymer and materials synthesis
Andrew B Lowe
Polym. Chem., 2010,1, 17-36
DOI: 10.1039/B9PY00216B

The power of light in polymer science: photochemical processes to manipulate polymer formation, structure, and properties
Shunsuke Chatani, Christopher J. Kloxin and Christopher N. Bowman
Polym. Chem., 2014,5, 2187-2201
DOI: 10.1039/C3PY01334K

Self-healing and self-mendable polymers
Jay A. Syrett, C. Remzi Becer and David M. Haddleton
Polym. Chem., 2010,1, 978-987
DOI: 10.1039/C0PY00104J

Progress in ionic organic-inorganic composite membranes for fuel cell applications
R. K. Nagarale, Woonsup Shin and Pramod K. Singh
Polym. Chem., 2010,1, 388-408
DOI: 10.1039/B9PY00235A

Phenylboronic acid-based glucose-responsive polymeric nanoparticles: synthesis and applications in drug delivery
Rujiang Ma and Linqi Shi
Polym. Chem., 2014,5, 1503-1518
DOI: 10.1039/C3PY01202F

Sustainable polymers: replacing polymers derived from fossil fuels
Stephen Miller
Polym. Chem., 2014,5, 3117-3118
DOI: 10.1039/C4PY90017K

Multi-stimuli responsive polymers – the all-in-one talents
Philipp Schattling, Florian D. Jochum and Patrick Theato
Polym. Chem., 2014,5, 25-36
DOI: 10.1039/C3PY00880K

Recent trends in the design of anticancer polymer prodrug nanocarriers
Vianney Delplace, Patrick Couvreur and Julien Nicolas
Polym. Chem., 2014,5, 1529-1544
DOI: 10.1039/C3PY01384G

Redox-responsive polymers for drug delivery: from molecular design to applications
Meng Huo, Jinying Yuan, Lei Tao and Yen Wei
Polym. Chem., 2014,5, 1519-1528
DOI: 10.1039/C3PY01192E

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Top 10 most-read Polymer Chemistry articles – Q3 2013

This month sees the following articles in Polymer Chemistry that are in the top 10 most accessed from July – September.

Thiol-ene “click” reactions and recent applications in polymer and materials synthesis
Andrew B. Lowe
Polym. Chem., 2010,1, 17-36
DOI: 10.1039/B9PY00216B

Low band-gap benzothiadiazole conjugated microporous polymers
Shijie Ren, Robert Dawson, Dave J. Adams and Andrew I. Cooper
Polym. Chem., 2013,4, 5585-5590
DOI: 10.1039/C3PY00690E

Diels–Alder reactions for carbon material synthesis and surface functionalization
Nicolas Zydziak, Basit Yameen and Christopher Barner-Kowollik
Polym. Chem., 2013,4, 4072-4086
DOI: 10.1039/C3PY00232B

End-functional stereoregular poly(methyl methacrylate) with clickable C?C bonds: facile synthesis and thiol–ene reaction
Yasuhiro Kohsaka, Takashi Kurata and Tatsuki Kitayama
Polym. Chem., 2013,4, 5043-5047
DOI: 10.1039/C3PY00799E

Synthesis of multi-responsive polymeric nanocarriers for controlled release of bioactive agents
Xiaohong Wang, Guohua Jiang, Xia Li, Bolin Tang, Zhen Wei and Caiyi Mai
Polym. Chem., 2013,4, 4574-4577
DOI: 10.1039/C3PY00746D

Selective CO2 capture in an imine linked porphyrin porous polymer
Venkata S. Pavan K. Neti, Xiaofei Wu, Shuguang Deng and Luis Echegoyen
Polym. Chem., 2013,4, 4566-4569
DOI: 10.1039/C3PY00798G

Main-chain photoresponsive polymers with controlled location of light-cleavable units: from synthetic strategies to structural engineering
Qiang Yan, Dehui Han and Yue Zhao
Polym. Chem., 2013,4, 5026-5037
DOI: 10.1039/C3PY00804E

Autonomous self-healing of poly(acrylic acid) hydrogels induced by the migration of ferric ions
Zengjiang Wei, Jie He, Tony Liang, Hyuntaek Oh, Jasmin Athas, Zhen Tong, Chaoyang Wang and Zhihong Nie
Polym. Chem., 2013,4, 4601-4605
DOI: 10.1039/C3PY00692A

One pot synthesis of a poly(3-hexylthiophene)-b-poly(quinoxaline-2,3-diyl) rod–rod diblock copolymer and its tunable light emission properties
Zong-Quan Wu, Deng-Feng Liu, Ying Wang, Na Liu, Jun Yin, Yuan-Yuan Zhu, Long-Zhen Qiu and Yun-Sheng Ding
Polym. Chem., 2013,4, 4588-4595
DOI: 10.1039/C3PY00708A

Highly stretchable and resilient hydrogels from the copolymerization of acrylamide and a polymerizable macromolecular surfactant
Mei Tan, Tingting Zhao, He Huang and Mingyu Guo
Polym. Chem., 2013,4, 5570-5576
DOI: 10.1039/C3PY00745F

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Top 10 most-read Polymer Chemistry articles – Q2 2013

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

Thiol-ene “click” reactions and recent applications in polymer and materials synthesis 
Andrew B. Lowe 
Polym. Chem., 2010,1, 17-36 
DOI: 10.1039/B9PY00216BB9PY00216B 

Topological polymer chemistry: a cyclic approach toward novel polymer properties and functions
Takuya Yamamoto and Yasuyuki Tezuka 
Polym. Chem., 2011,2, 1930-1941 
DOI: 10.1039/C1PY00088H 

New n-type polymer semiconductors based on naphthalene diimide and selenophene derivatives for organic field-effect transistors 
Ye-Jin Hwang, Nishit M. Murari and Samson A. Jenekhe 
Polym. Chem., 2013,4, 3187-3195 
DOI: 10.1039/C3PY00325F 

Thiophene based hyperbranched polymers with tunable branching using direct arylation methods 
Ken Okamoto, Jeremy B. Housekeeper, Forrest E. Michael and Christine K. Luscombe    
Polym. Chem., 2013,4, 3499-3506 
DOI: 10.1039/C3PY00412K 

A versatile post-polymerization modification method for polyglutamic acid: synthesis of orthogonal reactive polyglutamates and their use in “click chemistry”
Matthias Barz, Aroa Duro-Castano and María J. Vicent
Polym. Chem., 2013,4, 2989-2994 
DOI: 10.1039/C3PY00189J 

Metal-free click polymerization of propiolates and azides: facile synthesis of functional poly(aroxycarbonyltriazole)s 
Hongkun Li, Jian Wang, Jing Zhi Sun, Rongrong Hu, Anjun Qin and Ben Zhong Tang    
Polym. Chem., 2012,3, 1075-1083 
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00586G 

Clickable initiators, monomers and polymers in controlled radical polymerizations – a prospective combination in polymer science
Ulrich Mansfeld, Christian Pietsch, Richard Hoogenboom, C. Remzi Becer and Ulrich S. Schubert    
Polym. Chem., 2010,1, 1560-1598 
DOI: 10.1039/C0PY00168F 

Double click reaction strategies for polymer conjugation and post-functionalization of polymers 
Hakan Durmaz, Amitav Sanyal, Gurkan Hizal and Umit Tunca    
Polym. Chem., 2012,3, 825-835 
DOI: 10.1039/C1PY00471A 

Acid and reduction dually cleavable amphiphilic comb-like copolymer micelles for controlled drug delivery
Wei Shao, Ke Miao, Huanhuan Liu, Chunnuan Ye, Jianzhong Du and Youliang Zhao  
Polym. Chem., 2013,4, 3398-3410 
DOI: 10.1039/C3PY00252G 

Conjugated polymer nanostructures for organic solar cell applications 
Jiun-Tai Chen and Chain-Shu Hsu    
Polym. Chem., 2011,2, 2707-2722 
DOI: 10.1039/C1PY00275A 

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Top 10 Most-accessed Polymer Chemistry articles in March

This month sees the following articles in Polymer Chemistry that are in the top ten most accessed for March:

Thiol-ene “click” reactions and recent applications in polymer and materials synthesis 
Andrew B. Lowe  
Polym. Chem., 2010,1, 17-36 
DOI: 10.1039/b9py00216b 

Protecting-group-free synthesis of chain-end multifunctional polymers by combining ATRP with thiol–epoxy ‘click’ chemistry
Ikhlas Gadwal and   Anzar Khan 
Polym. Chem., 2013,4, 2440-2444 
DOI: 10.1039/C3PY00136A 

Self-assembly of core–shell nanoparticles for self-healing materials 
Yulin Chen and Zhibin Guan 
Polym. Chem., 2013, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/C3PY00078H 

Indacenodithieno[3,2-b]thiophene-based broad bandgap polymers for high efficiency polymer solar cells 
Yun-Xiang Xu, Chu-Chen Chueh, Hin-Lap Yip, Chih-Yu Chang, Po-Wei Liang, Jeremy J. Intemann, Wen-Chang Chen and Alex K.-Y. Jen 
Polym. Chem., 2013, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/C3PY00121K 

A facile approach for the synthesis of cyclic poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) based on an anthracene–thiol click reaction 
Binyuan Liu, Huili Wang, Li Zhang, Guofu Yang, Xiaoxia Liu and Il Kim 
Polym. Chem., 2013,4, 2428-2431 
DOI: 10.1039/C3PY00184A 

Self-healing polymers based on thermally reversible Diels–Alder chemistry 
Ying-Ling Liu and Tsai-Wei Chuo 
Polym. Chem., 2013,4, 2194-2205 
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY20957H 

Benzodifuran-alt-thienothiophene based low band gap copolymers: substituent effects on their molecular energy levels and photovoltaic properties 
Lijun Huo,  Zhaojun Li, Xia Guo, Yue Wu, Maojie Zhang, Long Ye, Shaoqing Zhang  and  Jianhui Hou
Polym. Chem., 2013,4, 3047-3056 
DOI: 10.1039/C3PY00074E 

An effect on the side chain position of D–p–A-type conjugated polymers with sp2-hybridized orbitals for organic photovoltaics
Kwan Wook Song, Ho Jun Song, Tae Ho Lee, Soo Won Heo and Doo Kyung Moon 
Polym. Chem., 2013, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/C3PY00195D 

pH degradable dendron-functionalized poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline) prepared by a cascade “double-click” reaction 
Kristian Kempe,  Sebla Onbulak, Ulrich S. Schubert, Amitav Sanyal and Richard Hoogenboom 
Polym. Chem., 2013, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/C3PY00258F 

Antitumor efficacy of doxorubicin-loaded electrospun nano-hydroxyapatite–poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) composite nanofibers
Fuyin Zheng, Shige Wang, Mingwu Shen, Meifang Zhu and Xiangyang Shi
Polym. Chem., 2013,4, 933-941
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY20779F 

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Top 10 Most-accessed Polymer Chemistry articles in February

This month sees the following articles in Polymer Chemistry that are in the top ten most accessed for February:

Thiol-ene “click” reactions and recent applications in polymer and materials synthesis 
Andrew B. Lowe  
Polym. Chem., 2010,1, 17-36 
DOI: 10.1039/b9py00216b 

Synthesis of biodegradable polymers from renewable resources 
Mathieu J.-L. Tschan ,  Emilie Brulé ,  Pierre Haquette and Christophe M. Thomas
Polym. Chem., 2012,3, 836-851 
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00452F 

Healable supramolecular polymers 
Lewis R. Hart ,  Josephine L. Harries ,  Barnaby W. Greenland ,  Howard M. Colquhoun and Wayne Hayes  
Polym. Chem., 2013, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/C3PY00081H 

Synthesis and characterization of copolymers based on benzotriazoles and different atom-bridged dithiophenes for efficient solar cells 
Zuojia Li ,  Dan Zhou ,  Lixin Li ,  Ying Li ,  Yujiang He ,  Jian Liu and Qiang Peng  
Polym. Chem., 2013,4, 2496-2505 
DOI: 10.1039/C3PY21099E 

Photocontrolled reversible supramolecular assemblies of a diblock azo-copolymer based on ß-cyclodextrin–Azo host–guest inclusion complexation 
Shaohua Wang ,  Qiongxia Shen ,  Mian Hasnain Nawaz and Weian Zhang  
Polym. Chem., 2013,4, 2151-2157 
DOI: 10.1039/C3PY21148G 

Functional block copolymer nanoparticles: toward the next generation of delivery vehicles 
Maxwell J. Robb ,  Luke A. Connal ,  Bongjae F. Lee ,  Nathaniel A. Lynd and Craig J. Hawker  
Polym. Chem., 2012,3, 1618-1628 
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY20131C 

Synthesis of new n-type isoindigo copolymers 
François Grenier ,  Philippe Berrouard ,  Jean-Rémi Pouliot ,  Hsin-Rong Tseng ,  Alan J. Heeger and Mario Leclerc
Polym. Chem., 2013,4, 1836-1841 
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY20986A 

Double click reaction strategies for polymer conjugation and post-functionalization of polymers 
Hakan Durmaz ,  Amitav Sanyal ,  Gurkan Hizal and Umit Tunca  
Polym. Chem., 2012,3, 825-835 
DOI: 10.1039/C1PY00471A 

Polymerization of cyclic esters using N-heterocyclic carbene carboxylate catalysts
 
Emilie Brulé ,  Vincent Guérineau ,  Philippe Vermaut ,  Frédéric Prima ,  Janos Balogh ,  Laurent Maron ,  Alexandra M. Z. Slawin ,  Steven P. Nolan and Christophe M. Thomas 
Polym. Chem., 2013,4, 2414-2423 
DOI: 10.1039/C3PY00108C 

Atom transfer radical polymerization of hydrophilic monomers and its applications 
Weiwei He ,  Hongjuan Jiang ,  Lifen Zhang ,  Zhenping Cheng and Xiulin Zhu  
Polym. Chem., 2013, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/C3PY00122A 

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Top 10 most-read of 2012 Polymer Chemistry articles

Below are the ten most-read Polymer Chemistry articles of 2012 that were published in 2012:

1.) Synthesis of biodegradable polymers from renewable resources
Mathieu J.-L. Tschan, Emilie Brulé, Pierre Haquette and Christophe M. Thomas
Review Article. Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 836-851, DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00452F

2.) Cationic methacrylate polymers containing chiral amino acid moieties: controlled synthesis via RAFT polymerization
Sonu Kumar, Saswati Ghosh Roy and Priyadarsi De
Paper, Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 1239-1248, DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00607C

3.) Self-assembled amino acids and dipeptides as noncovalent hydrogels for tissue engineering
Derek M. Ryan and Bradley L. Nilsson
Review Article, Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 18-33, DOI: 10.1039/C1PY00335F

4.) Double click reaction strategies for polymer conjugation and post-functionalization of polymers
Hakan Durmaz, Amitav Sanyal, Gurkan Hizal and Umit Tunca
Review Article, Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 825-835, DOI: 10.1039/C1PY00471A

5.) An isoindigo and dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]silole copolymer for polymer solar cells
Romain Stalder, Caroline Grand, Jegadesan Subbiah, Franky So and John R. Reynolds
Communication, Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 89-92, DOI: 10.1039/C1PY00402F

6.) Terminal functional glycopolymers via a combination of catalytic chain transfer polymerisation (CCTP) followed by three consecutive click reactions
Qiang Zhang, Stacy Slavin, Mathew W. Jones, Alice J. Haddleton and David M. Haddleton
Paper, Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 1016-1023, DOI: 10.1039/C2PY20013A

7.) Grignard metathesis (GRIM) polymerization for the synthesis of conjugated block copolymers containing regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene)
Mihaela C. Stefan, Mahesh P. Bhatt, Prakash Sista and Harsha D. Magurudeniya
Review Article, Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 1693-1701, DOI: 10.1039/C1PY00453K

8.) Functional block copolymer nanoparticles: toward the next generation of delivery vehicles
Maxwell J. Robb, Luke A. Connal, Bongjae F. Lee, Nathaniel A. Lynd and Craig J. Hawker
Paper, Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 1618-1628, DOI: 10.1039/C2PY20131C

9.) Functional conjugated microporous polymers: from 1,3,5-benzene to 1,3,5-triazine
Shijie Ren, Robert Dawson, Andrea Laybourn , Jia-xing Jiang, Yaroslav Khimyak,  Dave J. Adams and Andrew I. Cooper
Paper, Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 928-934, DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00585A

10.) Naphtho[1,2-b:5,6-b′]dithiophene-based conjugated polymer as a new electron donor for bulk heterojunction organic solar cells
Pranabesh Dutta,  Hanok Park, Woo-Hyung Lee, Kyuri Kim, In Nam Kang and Soo-Hyoung Lee
Communication, Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 601-604,DOI: 10.1039/C2PY00424K

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Top 10 Most-accessed Polymer Chemistry articles in January

This month sees the following articles in Polymer Chemistry that are in the top ten most accessed for January:

Thiol-ene “click” reactions and recent applications in polymer and materials synthesis 
Andrew B. Lowe  
Polym. Chem., 2010,1, 17-36 
DOI: 10.1039/b9py00216b 

Highly permeable polymers for gas separation membranes 
Peter M. Budd and Neil B. McKeown  
Polym. Chem., 2010,1, 63-68 
DOI: 10.1039/B9PY00319C 

Reversible photoisomerization of azobenzene-containing polymeric systems driven by visible light 
Ruijiao Dong ,  Bangshang Zhu ,  Yongfeng Zhou ,  Deyue Yan and Xinyuan Zhu  
Polym. Chem., 2013,4, 912-915 
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY21060F 

Self-healing polymers based on thermally reversible Diels–Alder chemistry 
Ying-Ling Liu and Tsai-Wei Chuo  
Polym. Chem., 2013,4, 2194-2205 
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY20957H 

Making polymeric nanoparticles stimuli-responsive with dynamic covalent bonds 
Alexander W. Jackson and David A. Fulton  
Polym. Chem., 2013,4, 31-45 
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY20727C 

Synthesis of thiophene-containing conjugated polymers from 2,5-thiophenebis(boronic ester)s by Suzuki polycondensation 
Meifang Liu ,  Yulan Chen ,  Chi Zhang ,  Cuihong Li ,  Weiwei Li and Zhishan Bo  
Polym. Chem., 2013,4, 895-899 
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY21070C 

Living lamellar crystal initiating polymerization and brittleness mechanism investigations based on crystallization during the ring-opening of cyclic butylene terephthalate oligomers
Jianqiang Zhang ,  Zongbao Wang ,  Bingjie Wang ,  Quting Gou ,  Junwu Zhang ,  Jian Zhou ,  Ya Li ,  Peng Chen and Qun Gu  
Polym. Chem., 2013,4, 1648-1656 
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY20847D 

Synthesis of new n-type isoindigo copolymers
 
François Grenier ,  Philippe Berrouard ,  Jean-Rémi Pouliot ,  Hsin-Rong Tseng ,  Alan J. Heeger and Mario Leclerc  
Polym. Chem., 2013,4, 1836-1841 
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY20986A 

Synthesis and photovoltaic properties of novel 3,4-ethylenedithiathiophene-based copolymers for organic solar cells 
Xiuxuan Sun ,  Weichao Chen ,  Zhengkun Du ,  Xichang Bao ,  Guannan Song ,  Kangquan Guo ,  Ning Wang and Renqiang Yang  
Polym. Chem., 2013,4, 1317-1322 
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY20995K 

Water-soluble supramolecular hyperbranched polymers based on host-enhanced p–p interaction 
Ruochen Fang ,  Yiliu Liu ,  Zhiqiang Wang and Xi Zhang  
Polym. Chem., 2013,4, 900-903 
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY21037A 

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Top 10 most-read Polymer Chemistry articles in September

This month sees the following articles in Polymer Chemistry that are in the top ten most accessed for September :

Thiol-ene “click” reactions and recent applications in polymer and materials synthesis 
Andrew B. Lowe  
Polym. Chem., 2010, 1, 17-36 
DOI: 10.1039/b9py00216b 

Recent advances in RAFT dispersion polymerization for preparation of block copolymer aggregates 
Jiao-Tong Sun ,  Chun-Yan Hong and Cai-Yuan Pan  
Polym. Chem., 2013, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/c2py20612a 

Thiol–epoxy ‘click’ polymerization: efficient construction of reactive and functional polymers 
Andreas Brändle and Anzar Khan  
Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/c2py20591b 

Waterborne polymer nanogels non-covalently crosslinked by multiple hydrogen bond arrays 
Yunhua Chen ,  Nicholas Ballard and Stefan A. F. Bon 
Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/c2py20615c 

Synthesis of block polymer miktobrushes 
Adam O. Moughton ,  Takanori Sagawa ,  William M. Gramlich ,  Myungeun Seo ,  Timothy P. Lodge and Marc A. Hillmyer  
Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/c2py20656k 

Linear–dendritic biodegradable block copolymers: from synthesis to application in bionanotechnology 
Chang-Ming Dong and Gang Liu  
Polym. Chem., 2013, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/c2py20441j 

Progress on multi-compartment polymeric capsules 
Xin Huang and Brigitte Voit  
Polym. Chem., 2013, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/c2py20636f 

Novel polythiophene derivatives functionalized with conjugated side-chain pendants comprising triphenylamine/carbazole moieties for photovoltaic cell applications 
Hsing-Ju Wang ,  Jiann-Yu Tzeng ,  Chen-Wei Chou ,  Chien-Yi Huang ,  Rong-Ho Lee and Ru-Jong Jeng  
Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/c2py20477k 

Effect of TiO2 nanoparticle surface functionalization on protein adsorption, cellular uptake and cytotoxicity: the attachment of PEG comb polymers using catalytic chain transfer and thiol–ene chemistry 
Roslyn Tedja ,  Alexander H. Soeriyadi ,  Michael R. Whittaker ,  May Lim ,  Christopher Marquis ,  Cyrille Boyer ,  Thomas P. Davis and Rose Amal  
Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 2743-2751 
DOI: 10.1039/c2py20450a 

Synthesis of block copolymers via the combination of RAFT and a macromolecular azo coupling reaction 
Yaning He ,  Wei He ,  Dan Liu ,  Tonghan Gu ,  Renbo Wei and Xiaogong Wang  
Polym. Chem., 2012, Advance Article 
DOI: 10.1039/c2py20653f 

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Top 10 most-read Polymer Chemistry articles in July

This month sees the following articles in Polymer Chemistry that are in the top ten most accessed for July:

Thiol-ene “click” reactions and recent applications in polymer and materials synthesis  
Andrew B. Lowe 
Polym. Chem., 2010, 1, 17-36 
DOI: 10.1039/B9PY00216B  

Schiff’s base as a stimuli-responsive linker in polymer chemistry 
Yan Xin and Jinying Yuan  
Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 3045-3055 
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY20290E  

Phase separation of supramolecular and dynamic block copolymers  
Mihaiela C. Stuparu, Anzar Khan and Craig J. Hawker 
Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 3033-3044 
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY20368E  

Novel amphiphilic, biodegradable, biocompatible, cross-linkable copolymers: synthesis, characterization and drug delivery applications 
Qiao Jin, Samarendra Maji and Seema Agarwal  
Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 2785-2793 
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY20364B 

One-pot RAFT synthesis of core cross-linked star polymers of polyPEGMA in water by sequential homogeneous and heterogeneous polymerizations  
Chunlei Zhang, Miao Miao, Xueteng Cao and Zesheng An  
Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 2656-2664 
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY20442H  
 
Dual-responsive crown ether-based supramolecular chain extended polymers  
Jianzhuang Chen, Xuzhou Yan, Xiaodong Chi, Xiujuan Wu, Mingming Zhang, Chengyou Han, Bingjie Hu, Yihua Yu and Feihe Huang  
Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 3175-3179 
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY20323E  

Single chain polymeric nanoparticles as compartmentalised sensors for metal ions  
Martijn A. J. Gillissen, Ilja K. Voets, E. W. Meijer and Anja. R. A. Palmans  
Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 3166-3174 
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY20350B  

New methods of polymer synthesis  
Christopher Barner-Kowollik, Jean-François Lutz and Sébastien Perrier  
Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 1677-1679 
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY90007F  

A novel amphiphilic copolymer poly(ethylene oxide-co-allyl glycidyl ether)-graft-poly(ε-caprolactone): synthesis, self-assembly, and protein encapsulation behavior 
Bin Li, Gao Chen, Fanbo Meng, Taihang Li, Jun Yue, Xiabin Jing and Yubin Huang  
Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 2421-2429 
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY20253K  

Biocompatible and degradable poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) based polymers for biomedical applications 
Yi Zhang, Dafeng Chu, Mengyao Zheng, Thomas Kissel and Seema Agarwal  
Polym. Chem., 2012, 3, 2752-2759 
DOI: 10.1039/C2PY20403G  

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