Polymer Chemistry announces new Advisory Board members

Polymer Chemistry is delighted to welcome another 9 outstanding polymer chemists to the Polymer Chemistry Advisory Board. These scientists run laboratories around the world and will help advise the Editorial Board on the direction of Polymer Chemistry as the journal grows. 

The new Polymer Chemistry Advisory Board members are:
• Yoshinobu Tsujii, Kyoto University, Japan
• Masami Kamigaito, Nagoya University, Japan
• Bernadette Charleux, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France
• Jean Fréchet, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
• Steven Holdcroft, Simon Fraser University, Canada
• Eva Malmström, Jonsson Kungliga Tekniska högskolan, Sweden
• Maria Vicent, Prince Filipe Research Centre, Spain
• Swaminathan Sivaram, National Chemical Laboratory, India
• Mathias Destarac, Université de Toulouse, France

Polymer Chemistry journal cover

The full list of Polymer Chemistry Editorial Board and Advisory Board members can be found here.

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Top Ten most-read Polymer Chemistry articles in October

The latest top ten most downloaded Polymer Chemistry articles

See the most-read papers of October 2010 here:  

Andrew B. Lowe, Polym. Chem., 2010, 1, 17-36
DOI: 10.1039/B9PY00216B
 
Nicolas Sanson and Jutta Rieger, Polym. Chem., 2010, 1, 965-977
DOI: 10.1039/C0PY00010H
 
Xiaowei Zhan and Daoben Zhu, Polym. Chem., 2010, 1, 409-419
DOI: 10.1039/B9PY00325H
 
Jay A. Syrett, C. Remzi Becer and David M. Haddleton, Polym. Chem., 2010, 1, 978-987
DOI: 10.1039/C0PY00104J
 
Neil Ayres, Polym. Chem., 2010, 1, 769-777
DOI: 10.1039/B9PY00246D
 
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, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0PY00100G
 
Francesca Ercole, Thomas P. Davis and Richard A. Evans, Polym. Chem., 2010, 1, 37-54
DOI: 10.1039/B9PY00300B
 
Ulrich Mansfeld, Christian Pietsch, Richard Hoogenboom, C. Remzi Becer and Ulrich S. Schubert, Polym. Chem., 2010, 1, 1560-1598
DOI: 10.1039/C0PY00168F
 
Helen Willcock and Rachel K. O’Reilly, Polym. Chem., 2010, 1, 149-157
DOI: 10.1039/B9PY00340A
 
Tobias Kaufmann and Bart Jan Ravoo, Polym. Chem., 2010, 1, 371-387
DOI: 10.1039/B9PY00281B 
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Hot Article: Shedding the hydrophilic mantle of polymersomes

Polymersomes that shed their poly(ethylene glycol) shell have been developed by scientists at Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

The polymersomes are formed from block copolymers of polybutadiene-b-poly(ethylene glycol) coupled via an acid sensitive hydrazone moiety. The team found that the minimum amount of surface PEGylation needed to retain stable polymersomes was as low as five percent.

Graphical abstract: Shedding the hydrophilic mantle of polymersomes

Interested to know more? Why not read the full article for free here: René P. Brinkhuis*, Taco R. Visser, Floris P. J. T. Rutjes and Jan C. M. van Hest, Polym. Chem., 2011, DOI:10.1039/C0PY00316F

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Video Interview: Peter Budd talks to Polymer Chemistry

Watch the video interview of Peter Budd (University of Manchester) as he talks about polymer membranes for gas separation.

 Photograph of Peter Budd as he talks to Polymer Chemistry

Click here to watch the whole video on YouTube

 

If you’d like to know more about this topic why not read the review on ‘Highly permeable polymers for gas separation membranes‘ by Peter M. Budd and Neil B. McKeown, Polym. Chem., 2010, 1, 63-68.

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Polymer Bioconjugates themed issue submission deadline: 5th January 2011

It’s still not too late to submit an article for the Polymer Bioconjugates themed issue due to be published in Polymer Chemistry. The submission deadline is 5th January 2011.

The guest editors of the themed issue are Professor Jan van Hest (Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands) and Professor Brent Sumerlin (Southern Methodist University, USA).

Manuscripts should be submitted via the RSC’s on-line submission service via the journal homepage. Please clearly state in your submission letter that your manuscript is “submitted in response to the call for papers for the Polymer Bioconjugates themed issue”.

If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact the Editorial Office.

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Hot Article: Thiol–isocyanate “click” reactions: rapid development of functional polymeric surfaces

Functional, micropatterned and multicomponent polymer brush surfaces were rapidly fabricated using base-catalyzed thiol–isocyanate “click” reactions, by a team of US Scientists.Graphical abstract: Thiol–isocyanate “click” reactions: rapid development of functional polymeric surfaces

The team led by Derek Patton at the University of Southern Mississippi, USA, demonstrated thiol–NCO click chemistry can be used as a modular platform for rapid and robust fabrication of highly functional, multicomponent surfaces. The team expect that this approach can be extended to a broad range of surfaces, including three-dimensional particle substrates.

Interested to know more? Why not read the full communication available for free.

Ryan M. Hensarling, Santosh B. Rahane, Arthur P. LeBlanc, Bradley J. Sparks, Evan M. White, Jason Locklin and Derek L. Patton, Polym. Chem., 2011, DOI:10.1039/C0PY00292E

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Hot Article: Thiol–yne ‘click’ chemistry as a route to functional lipid mimetics

Thiol-yne chemistry is an efficient mechanism to synthesize A2B star polymers. In the latest Polymer Chemistry Hot Article, Daniel Savin and co-workers at University of Southern Mississippi, USA, report the synthesis and solution characterization of polypeptide-based stars that serve as lipid mimetic molecules.

Graphical abstract: Thiol–yne ‘click’ chemistry as a route to functional lipid mimetics

Using the thiol–yne convergent synthesis, the team envision a modular approach to functionalize proteins or oligopeptides with lipophilic chains that can imbed seamlessly into a cell membrane.

Fancy knowing more? Why not read the full article for free here:

Sandeep S. Naik, Justin W. Chan, Christopher Comer, Charles E. Hoyle and Daniel A. Savin, Polym. Chem., 2011, DOI: 10.1039/C0PY00231C

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Video Interview: Filip Du Prez talks with Dave Haddleton

Watch the video interview of Filip Du Prez as he talks with Dave Haddleton about the use of click chemistry in polymer synthesis.

Filip Du Prez talks with Dave Haddleton about the use of click chemistry in polymer synthesis.

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Interview with Eva Harth

Photograph of Eva HarthEva Harth talks to Marie Cote about chemistry as a way of expression, nanosponge technology and her love of colour and structures

What inspired you to become a scientist?
I always wanted to find out how things really worked and I was first interested in animals. Later on I became interested in more biological questions; I bought books on how cells and plants function. I found that chemistry is a very creative way of expression – artists can make paintings but chemists can make compounds, which is also a way to express yourself. It’s always novel and nearly never repetitive in a way. This is what I liked about it…

Read the full interview for free in Highlights in Chemical Biology

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Polymer Chemistry, 2010, Issue 10 – Online!

Selenium-containing block copolymers and their oxidation-responsive aggregates by Ning Ma, Ying Li, Huifeng Ren, Huaping Xu, Zhibo Li and Xi Zhang is the paper featured on the front cover of Polymer Chemistry issue 10.

The paper reports self-assembled responsive aggregates made from selenium-containing polymers. These polymer aggregates are more sensitive to oxidants than sulfur-containing analogues. The team hope this behavior could form the basis of a new drug delivery system.

The polymer is a selenium-containing amphiphilic block copolymer with a hydrophobic polyselenide block flanked by two hydrophilic poly(ethylene glycol) blocks.

Interested to know more? Why not read the full article for free: Selenium-containing block copolymers and their oxidation-responsive aggregates.

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