Stimuli-cleavable moiety enabled vinyl polymer degradation and emerging applications
Jie Zheng, Zhuang Mao Png, Xian Chun Nicky Quek, Xian Jun Loh, Zibiao Li
Abstract
This review delves into degradable vinyl polymers with stimuli-cleavable moieties, their chemistry, mechanisms, and applications in environmental remediation, drug delivery, advanced functional materials, and surface modification.
Topics & Concepts
MoietyDegradation (telecommunications)PolymerVinyl polymerChemical engineeringChemistryMaterials sciencePolymer chemistryOrganic chemistryComputer sciencePolymerizationEngineeringTelecommunicationsAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationDendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymersbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties