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Jeon Y, Ahn CS, Char K, Lim J. Size Control and Antioxidant Properties of Sulfur-Rich Polymer Colloids from Interfacial Polymerization. Macromol Rapid Commun 2024:e2300747. [PMID: 38652855 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202300747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2023] [Revised: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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High sulfur content polymeric materials, known for their intriguing properties such as high refractive indices and high electrochemical capacities, have garnered significant interest in recent years for their applications in optics, antifouling surfaces, triboelectrics, and electrochemistry. Despite the high interest, most high sulfur-content polymers reported to date are either bulk materials or thin films, and there is a general lack of research into sulfur-rich polymer colloids. Water-dispersed, sulfur-rich particles are anticipated to broaden the range of applications for sulfur-containing materials. In this study, the preparation and size control parameters are presented of an aqueous dispersion of sulfur-rich polymers with the sulfur content of dispersed particles exceeding 75 wt%. Employing polymeric stabilizers with varying hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB), along with changing the rank of inorganic polysulfides, allow for the control of particle size in the range of 360 nm - 1.8 µm. The sulfur-rich colloid demonstrates antioxidant properties in water, demonstrating the potential for the use of sulfur-rich polymeric materials readily removable, heterogeneous radical scavengers.
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- Yujin Jeon
- Department of Chemistry, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea
- Current address: Korea Testing Laboratory (KTL), 87 Digital-ro 26-gil, Guro-gu, Seoul, 08389, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 00826, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul, 00826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of Korea
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Qureshi MH, Bao J, Kleine TS, Kim KJ, Carothers KJ, Molineux J, Cho E, Kang KS, Godman NP, Coropceanu V, Bredas JL, Norwood RA, Njardarson JT, Pyun J. Synthesis of Deuterated and Sulfurated Polymers by Inverse Vulcanization: Engineering Infrared Transparency via Deuteration. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:27821-27829. [PMID: 38060430 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c10985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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The synthesis of deuterated, sulfurated, proton-free, glassy polymers offers a route to optical polymers for infrared (IR) optics, specifically for midwave IR (MWIR) photonic devices. Deuterated polymers have been utilized to enhance neutron cross-sectional contrast with proteo polymers for morphological neutron scattering measurements but have found limited utility for other applications. We report the synthesis of perdeuterated d14-(1,3-diisopropenylbenzene) with over 99% levels of deuteration and the preparation of proton-free, perdeuterated poly(sulfur-random-d14-(1,3-diisopropenylbenzene)) (poly(S-r-d14-DIB)) via inverse vulcanization with elemental sulfur. Detailed structural analysis and quantum computational calculations of these reactions demonstrate significant kinetic isotope effects, which alter mechanistic pathways to form different copolymer microstructures for deutero vs proteo poly(S-r-DIB). This design also allows for molecular engineering of MWIR transparency by shifting C-H bond vibrations around 3.3 μm/3000 cm-1 observed in proteo poly(S-r-DIB) to 4.2 μm/2200 cm-1. Furthermore, the fabrication of thin-film MWIR optical gratings made from molding of deuterated-sulfurated, proton-free poly(S-r-d14-DIB) is demonstrated; operation of these gratings at 3.39 μm is achieved successfully, while the proteo poly(S-r-DIB) gratings are opaque at these wavelengths, highlighting the promise of MWIR sensors and compact spectrometers from these materials.
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- Munaum H Qureshi
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, 1306 E. University Blvd., Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, 1306 E. University Blvd., Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, 1306 E. University Blvd., Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Wyant College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, 1306 E. University Blvd., Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
- Air Force Research Laboratory, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio 45433, United States
- Azimuth Corporation, 2970 Presidential Drive, Suite 200, Beavercreek, Ohio 45324, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, 1306 E. University Blvd., Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, 1306 E. University Blvd., Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
- Division of Energy Technology, DIGST, Daegu 42988, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, 1306 E. University Blvd., Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Air Force Research Laboratory, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio 45433, United States
- Azimuth Corporation, 2970 Presidential Drive, Suite 200, Beavercreek, Ohio 45324, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, 1306 E. University Blvd., Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, 1306 E. University Blvd., Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Wyant College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, 1306 E. University Blvd., Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, 1306 E. University Blvd., Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
- Wyant College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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Ye P, Hong Z, Loy DA, Liang R. UV-curable thiol-ene system for broadband infrared transparent objects. Nat Commun 2023; 14:8385. [PMID: 38104167 PMCID: PMC10725491 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-44273-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023] Open
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Conventional infrared transparent materials, including inorganic ceramic, glass, and sulfur-rich organic materials, are usually processed through thermal or mechanical progress. Here, we report a photo-curable liquid material based on a specially designed thiol-ene strategy, where the multithiols and divinyl oligomers were designed to contain only C, H, and S atoms. This approach ensures transparency in a wide range spectrum from visible light to mid-wave infrared (MWIR), and to long-wave infrared (LWIR). The refractive index, thermal properties, and mechanical properties of samples prepared by this thiol-ene resin were characterized. Objects transparent to LWIR and MWIR were fabricated by molding and two-photon 3D printing techniques. We demonstrated the potential of our material in a range of applications, including the fabrication of IR optics with high imaging resolution and the construction of micro-reactors for temperature monitoring. This UV-curable thiol-ene system provides a fast and convenient alternative for the fabrication of thin IR transparent objects.
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- Piaoran Ye
- Wyant College of Optical Sciences, The University of Arizona, 1630 E. University Blvd, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA
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- Wyant College of Optical Sciences, The University of Arizona, 1630 E. University Blvd, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, The University of Arizona, 1306 E. University Blvd, Tucson, AZ, 85721-0041, USA
- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, The University of Arizona, 1235 E. James E. Rogers Way, Tucson, AZ, 85721-0012, USA
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- Wyant College of Optical Sciences, The University of Arizona, 1630 E. University Blvd, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA.
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Zhou Y, Zhu Z, Zhang K, Yang B. Molecular Structure and Properties of Sulfur-Containing High Refractive Index Polymer Optical Materials. Macromol Rapid Commun 2023; 44:e2300411. [PMID: 37632834 DOI: 10.1002/marc.202300411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2023] [Revised: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/28/2023]
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High refractive index polymers (HRIPs) are widely used in lenses, waveguide, antireflective layer and encapsulators, especially the advanced fields of augmented/virtual reality (AR / VR) holographic technology and photoresist for chip manufacturing. In order to meet the needs of different applications, the development of HRIPs focuses not only on the increase in refractive index but also on the balance of other properties. Sulfur-containing high refractive index polymers have received extensive attention from researchers due to their excellent properties. In recent years, not only ultrahigh refractive index sulfur-containing polymers have been continuously developed, but also low dispersion, low birefringence, high transparency, good mechanical properties, and machinability have been studied. The design of HRIPs is generally based on formulas and existing experience. In fact, molecular structure and properties are closely related. Mastering the structure-property relationship helps researchers to develop high refractive index polymer materials with balanced properties. This review briefly introduces the preparation methods of sulfur-containing high refractive index polymers, and summarizes the structure-property relationship between the sulfur-containing molecular structure and optical properties, mechanical properties, thermal properties, etc. Finally, the important role of synergistic effect in the synthesis of HRIPs and the prospect of future research on HRIPs are proposed.
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- Yutong Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, 130012, China
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Bischoff DJ, Lee T, Kang KS, Molineux J, O'Neil Parker W, Pyun J, Mackay ME. Unraveling the rheology of inverse vulcanized polymers. Nat Commun 2023; 14:7553. [PMID: 37985754 PMCID: PMC10662295 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-43117-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 11/22/2023] Open
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Multiple relaxation times are used to capture the numerous stress relaxation modes found in bulk polymer melts. Herein, inverse vulcanization is used to synthesize high sulfur content (≥50 wt%) polymers that only need a single relaxation time to describe their stress relaxation. The S-S bonds in these organopolysulfides undergo dissociative bond exchange when exposed to elevated temperatures, making the bond exchange dominate the stress relaxation. Through the introduction of a dimeric norbornadiene crosslinker that improves thermomechanical properties, we show that it is possible for the Maxwell model of viscoelasticity to describe both dissociative covalent adaptable networks and living polymers, which is one of the few experimental realizations of a Maxwellian material. Rheological master curves utilizing time-temperature superposition were constructed using relaxation times as nonarbitrary horizontal shift factors. Despite advances in inverse vulcanization, this is the first complete characterization of the rheological properties of this class of unique polymeric material.
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- Derek J Bischoff
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19716, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry & Wyant College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry & Wyant College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry & Wyant College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry & Wyant College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA.
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19716, USA.
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, 19716, USA.
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Zhang J, Bai T, Liu W, Li M, Zang Q, Ye C, Sun JZ, Shi Y, Ling J, Qin A, Tang BZ. All-organic polymeric materials with high refractive index and excellent transparency. Nat Commun 2023; 14:3524. [PMID: 37316490 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-39125-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023] Open
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High refractive index polymers (HRIPs) have drawn attention for their optoelectronic applications and HRIPs with excellent transparency and facile preparation are highly demanded. Herein, sulfur-containing all organic HRIPs with refractive indices up to 1.8433 at 589 nm and excellent optical transparency even in one hundred micrometre scale in the visual and RI region as well as high weight-average molecular weights (up to 44500) are prepared by our developed organobase catalyzed polymerization of bromoalkynes and dithiophenols in yields up to 92%. Notably, the fabricated optical transmission waveguides using the resultant HRIP with the highest refractive index display a reduced propagation loss compared with that generated by the commercial material of SU-8. In addition, the tetraphenylethylene containing polymer not only exhibits a reduced propagation loss, but also is used to examine the uniformity and continuity of optical waveguides with naked eyes because of its aggregation-induced emission feature.
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- Jie Zhang
- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecules Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecules Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- College of Optical Science and Engineering and International Research Center for Advanced Photonics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
- Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecules Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
- Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecules Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- College of Optical Science and Engineering and International Research Center for Advanced Photonics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecules Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China.
- Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecules Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China.
- Center for Aggregation-Induced Emission, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, China.
- School of Science and Engineering, Shenzhen Institute of Aggregate Science and Technology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518172, China.
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Bao J, Martin KP, Cho E, Kang KS, Glass RS, Coropceanu V, Bredas JL, Parker WO, Njardarson JT, Pyun J. On the Mechanism of the Inverse Vulcanization of Elemental Sulfur: Structural Characterization of Poly(sulfur- random-(1,3-diisopropenylbenzene)). J Am Chem Soc 2023. [PMID: 37224413 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c03604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
Abstract
Organosulfur polymers, such as those derived from elemental sulfur, are an important new class of macromolecules that have recently emerged via the inverse vulcanization process. Since the launching of this new field in 2013, the development of new monomers and organopolysulfide materials based on the inverse vulcanization process is now an active area in polymer chemistry. While numerous advances have been made over the last decade concerning this polymerization process, insights into the mechanism of inverse vulcanization and structural characterization of the high-sulfur-content copolymers that are produced remain challenging due to the increasing insolubility of the materials with a higher sulfur content. Furthermore, the high temperatures used in this process can result in side reactions and complex microstructures of the copolymer backbone, complicating detailed characterization. The most widely studied case of inverse vulcanization to date remains the reaction between S8 and 1,3-diisopropenylbenzene (DIB) to form poly(sulfur-random-1,3-diisopropenylbenzene)(poly(S-r-DIB)). Here, to determine the correct microstructure of poly(S-r-DIB), we performed comprehensive structural characterizations of poly(S-r-DIB) using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (solid state and solution) and analysis of sulfurated DIB units using designer S-S cleavage polymer degradation approaches, along with complementary de novo synthesis of the sulfurated DIB fragments. These studies reveal that the previously proposed repeating units for poly(S-r-DIB) were incorrect and that the polymerization mechanism of this process is significantly more complex than initially proposed. Density functional theory calculations were also conducted to provide mechanistic insights into the formation of the derived nonintuitive microstructure of poly(S-r-DIB).
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- Jianhua Bao
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Physical Chemistry Department, Eni, Research & Technical Innovation, ENI S.p.A., Via Maritano 26, 20097 San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
- Wyant College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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Lee M, Oh Y, Yu J, Jang SG, Yeo H, Park JJ, You NH. Long-wave infrared transparent sulfur polymers enabled by symmetric thiol cross-linker. Nat Commun 2023; 14:2866. [PMID: 37208341 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-38398-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 05/21/2023] Open
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Infrared (IR) transmissive polymeric materials for optical elements require a balance between their optical properties, including refractive index (n) and IR transparency, and thermal properties such as glass transition temperature (Tg). Achieving both a high refractive index (n) and IR transparency in polymer materials is a very difficult challenge. In particular, there are significant complexities and considerations to obtaining organic materials that transmit in the long-wave infrared (LWIR) region, because of high optical losses due to the IR absorption of the organic molecules. Our differentiated strategy to extend the frontiers of LWIR transparency is to reduce the IR absorption of the organic moieties. The proposed approach synthesized a sulfur copolymer via the inverse vulcanization of 1,3,5-benzenetrithiol (BTT), which has a relatively simple IR absorption because of its symmetric structure, and elemental sulfur, which is mostly IR inactive. This strategy resulted in approximately 1 mm thick windows with an ultrahigh refractive index (nav > 1.9) and high mid-wave infrared (MWIR) and LWIR transmission, without any significant decline in thermal properties. Furthermore, we demonstrated that our IR transmissive material was sufficiently competitive with widely used optical inorganic and polymeric materials.
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- Miyeon Lee
- Carbon Composite Materials Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Wanju, 55324, Republic of Korea
- Department of Polymer Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Advanced Composite Materials Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Wanju, 55324, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Advanced Composite Materials Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Wanju, 55324, Republic of Korea
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- Functional Composite Materials Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Wanju, 55324, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry Education, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Polymer Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, 61186, Republic of Korea
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- Carbon Composite Materials Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Wanju, 55324, Republic of Korea.
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Yang J, Yang Q, Zhao H, He L. Elastomeric Polyurethane Foam from Elemental Sulfur with Exceptional Mercury Capture Capability. Ind Eng Chem Res 2023. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.3c00067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/22/2023]
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- Jun Yang
- School of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Section for Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, Department of General Surgery, The Third People’s Hospital of Chengdu & The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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Graham MJ, Lopez CV, Maladeniya CP, Tennyson AG, Smith RC. Influence of pozzolans on plant
oil‐sulfur
polymer cements: More sustainable and
chemically‐resistant
alternatives to Portland cement. J Appl Polym Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/app.53684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Matthew J. Graham
- Department of Chemistry and Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technology Clemson University Clemson South Carolina USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technology Clemson University Clemson South Carolina USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technology Clemson University Clemson South Carolina USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technology Clemson University Clemson South Carolina USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Optical Materials Science and Engineering Technology Clemson University Clemson South Carolina USA
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Kang K, Iyer KA, Pyun J. On the Fundamental Polymer Chemistry of Inverse Vulcanization for Statistical and Segmented Copolymers from Elemental Sulfur. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202200115. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202200115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Kyung‐Seok Kang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Arizona 1306 E. University Blvd. Tucson AZ 85721 USA
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- ExxonMobil Chemical Company 5200 Bayway Drive Baytown TX 77520 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of Arizona 1306 E. University Blvd. Tucson AZ 85721 USA
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Upton RL, Dop RA, Sadler E, Lunt AM, Neill DR, Hasell T, Crick CR. Investigating the viability of sulfur polymers for the fabrication of photoactive, antimicrobial, water repellent coatings. J Mater Chem B 2022; 10:4153-4162. [PMID: 35438120 DOI: 10.1039/d2tb00319h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Elemental sulfur (S8), a by-product of the petroleum refining industries, possesses many favourable properties including photocatalytic activity and antibacterial activity, in addition to being intrinsically hydrophobic. Despite this, there is a relative lack of research employing elemental sulfur and/or sulfur copolymers within superhydrophobic materials design. In this work, we present the use of sulfur copolymers to produce superhydrophobic materials with advanced functionalities. Using inverse vulcanization and the use of a natural organic crosslinker, perillyl alcohol (PER), stable S8-PER copolymers were synthesised and later combined with silica (SiO2) nanoparticles, to achieve highly water repellent composites that displayed both antimicrobial and photocatalytic properties, in the absence of carcinogenic and/or expensive materials. Here, we investigated the antibacterial performance of coatings against the Staphylococcus aureus bacterial strain, where coatings displayed great promise for use in antifouling applications, as they were found to limit surface adhesion by more than 99%, when compared to uncoated glass samples. Furthermore, UV dye degradation tests were performed, utilizing the commercially available dye resazurin, and it was shown that coatings had the potential to simultaneously exhibit surface hydrophobicity and photoactivity, demonstrating a great advancement in the field of superhydrophobic materials.
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- Rebekah L Upton
- University of Liverpool, Department of Chemistry, Materials Innovation Factory, Liverpool, L69 7ZX, UK.,Queen Mary University of London, School of Engineering and Materials Science, London, E1 4NS, UK.
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- University of Liverpool, Department of Chemistry, Materials Innovation Factory, Liverpool, L69 7ZX, UK
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- Queen Mary University of London, School of Engineering and Materials Science, London, E1 4NS, UK.
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- University of Liverpool, Department of Chemistry, Materials Innovation Factory, Liverpool, L69 7ZX, UK
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- University of Liverpool, Department of Clinical Infection, Microbiology and Immunology, 8 West Derby Street, Liverpool, L69 7BE, UK
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- University of Liverpool, Department of Chemistry, Materials Innovation Factory, Liverpool, L69 7ZX, UK
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- Queen Mary University of London, School of Engineering and Materials Science, London, E1 4NS, UK.
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Scheiger JM, Hoffmann M, Falkenstein P, Wang Z, Rutschmann M, Scheiger VW, Grimm A, Urbschat K, Sengpiel T, Matysik J, Wilhelm M, Levkin PA, Theato P. Inverse Vulcanization of Norbornenylsilanes: Soluble Polymers with Controllable Molecular Properties via Siloxane Bonds. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202114896. [PMID: 35068039 PMCID: PMC9302686 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202114896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Johannes M. Scheiger
- Institute of Biological and Chemical Systems–Functional Molecular Systems (IBCS-FMS) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
- Institute for Technical Chemistry and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Engesserstrasse 18 76131 Karlsruhe Germany
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- Institute for Technical Chemistry and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Engesserstrasse 18 76131 Karlsruhe Germany
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- Leipzig University Institute of Analytical Chemistry Linnéstrasse 3 04103 Leipzig Germany
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- Institute of Biological and Chemical Systems–Functional Molecular Systems (IBCS-FMS) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry (IAC) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Engesserstrasse 15 76131 Karlsruhe Germany
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- Institute of Applied Informatics and Formal Description Methods (AIFB) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Kaiserstrasse 89 76133 Karlsruhe Germany
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- Institute for Technical Chemistry and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Engesserstrasse 18 76131 Karlsruhe Germany
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- Institute for Technical Chemistry and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Engesserstrasse 18 76131 Karlsruhe Germany
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- Institute for Technical Chemistry and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Engesserstrasse 18 76131 Karlsruhe Germany
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- Leipzig University Institute of Analytical Chemistry Linnéstrasse 3 04103 Leipzig Germany
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- Institute for Technical Chemistry and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Engesserstrasse 18 76131 Karlsruhe Germany
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- Institute of Biological and Chemical Systems–Functional Molecular Systems (IBCS-FMS) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
- Institute for Organic Chemistry Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Fritz-Haber-Weg 6 76313 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
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- Institute for Technical Chemistry and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Engesserstrasse 18 76131 Karlsruhe Germany
- Soft Matter Synthesis Laboratory - Institute for Biological Interfaces III (IBG-3) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
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Watanabe S, Oyaizu K. Designing Ultrahigh-Refractive-Index Amorphous Poly(phenylene sulfide)s Based on Dense Intermolecular Hydrogen-Bond Networks. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c02412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Seigo Watanabe
- Department of Applied Chemistry and Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Research Institute for Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo 169-8555, Japan
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Scheiger JM, Hoffmann M, Falkenstein P, Wang Z, Rutschmann M, Scheiger VW, Grimm A, Urbschat K, Sengpiel T, Matysik J, Wilhelm M, Levkin PA, Theato P. Inverse Vulcanization of Norbornenylsilanes: Soluble Polymers with Controllable Molecular Properties via Siloxane Bonds. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202114896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Johannes Martin Scheiger
- Karlsruher Institut fur Technologie Institute of Technical Chemistry and Polymer Chemistry Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen GERMANY
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Institute of Technical Chemistry and Polymer Chemistry GERMANY
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Institute of Biological and Chemical Systems GERMANY
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Institute of Inorganic Chemistry GERMANY
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Institute of Applied Informatics and Formal Description Methods GERMANY
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Institute of Technical Chemistry and Polymer Chemistry GERMANY
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Institute of Technical Chemistry and Polymer Chemistry GERMANY
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Institute of Technical Chemistry and Polymer Chemistry GERMANY
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Institute of Technical Chemistry and Polymer Chemistry GERMANY
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Institute of Technical Chemistry and Polymer Chemistry GERMANY
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Institute of Biological and Chemical Systems GERMANY
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- Karlruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) Präparative Makromolekulare Chemie Kaiserstr. 12 76131 Karlsruhe GERMANY
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Liu S, Li F, Cao W, Hu R, Tang BZ. Functional Hyperbranched Polythioamides Synthesized from Catalyst‐free Multicomponent Polymerization of Elemental Sulfur
†. CHINESE J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.202100498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Shangrun Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates South China University of Technology Guangzhou Guangdong 510640 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates South China University of Technology Guangzhou Guangdong 510640 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates South China University of Technology Guangzhou Guangdong 510640 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates South China University of Technology Guangzhou Guangdong 510640 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Luminescence from Molecular Aggregates South China University of Technology Guangzhou Guangdong 510640 China
- Shenzhen Institute of Molecular Aggregate Science and Engineering, School of Science and Engineering The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shenzhen City Guangdong 518172 China
- AIE Institute Guangzhou Guangdong 510530 China
- Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Center for Tissue Restoration and Reconstruction The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Clear Water Bay Kowloon Hong Kong, China
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Lopez CV, Smith AD, Smith RC. High strength composites from low-value animal coproducts and industrial waste sulfur. RSC Adv 2022; 12:1535-1542. [PMID: 35425172 PMCID: PMC8978816 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra06264f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Herein we report high strength composites prepared by reaction of sulfur, plant oils (either canola oil or sunflower oil) and brown grease. Brown grease is a high-volume, low value animal fat rendering coproduct that represents one of the most underutilized products of agricultural animal processing. Chemically, brown grease is primarily comprised of triglycerides and fatty acids. The inverse vulcanization of the unsaturated units in triglycerides/fatty acids upon their reaction with sulfur yields CanBGx or SunBGx (x = wt% sulfur, varied from 85–90%). These composites were characterized by infrared spectroscopy, dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), mechanical test stand analysis, elemental analysis, and powder X-ray diffraction. CanBGx and SunBGx composites exhibit impressive compressive strengths (28.7–35.9 MPa) when compared to other materials such as Portland cement, for which a compressive strength of ≥17 MPa is required for residential building. Stress–strain analysis revealed high flexural strengths of 6.5–8.5 MPa for CanBGx and SunBGx composites as well, again exceeding the range of ∼2–5 MPa for ordinary Portland cements. The thermal properties of the composites were assessed by thermogravimetric analysis, revealing decomposition temperatures ranging from 223–226 °C, and by differential scanning calorimetry. These composites represent a promising new application for low value animal coproducts having limited value to be used as organic crosslinkers in the atom-efficient inverse vulcanization process to yield high sulfur-content materials that have impressive mechanical properties. Herein we report high strength composites prepared by reaction of sulfur, plant oils (either canola oil or sunflower oil) and brown grease.![]()
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- Claudia V. Lopez
- Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, 29634, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, 29634, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, 29634, USA
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Jang W, Choi K, Choi JS, Kim DH, Char K, Lim J, Im SG. Transparent, Ultrahigh-Refractive Index Polymer Film ( n ∼1.97) with Minimal Birefringence (Δ n <0.0010). ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2021; 13:61629-61637. [PMID: 34914349 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c17398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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High refractive index (RI) thin films are of critical importance for advanced optical devices, and the high refractive index polymers (HRIPs) constitute an interesting class of materials for high RI thin films due to low cost, good processability, light weight, and high flexibility. However, HRIPs have yet to realize their full potential in high RI thin film applications due to their relatively low RI, strong absorption in the blue light region, and limited film formation methods such as rapid vitrification. Herein, we report a development of a new HRIP thin film generated through a one-step vapor-phase process, termed sulfur chemical vapor deposition (sCVD), using elemental sulfur and divinyl benzene. The developed poly(sulfur-co-divinyl benzene) (pSDVB-sCVD) film exhibited RI (measured at 632.8 nm) exceeding 1.97, one of the highest RIs among polymers without metallic elements reported to date. Because the sCVD utilized vaporized sulfur with a unique sulfur-cracking step, formation of long polysulfide chains was suppressed efficiently, while high sulfur content as high as 85 wt % could be achieved with no apparent phase separation. Unlike most of inorganic high RI materials, pSDVB-sCVD was highly transparent in the entire visible range and showed extremely low birefringence of 10 × 10-4. The HRIP thin film with unprecedentedly high RI, together with outstanding transparency and low birefringence, will serve as a key component in a wide range of high-end optical device applications.
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- Wontae Jang
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Institute for Basic Science, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- The National Creative Research Initiative Center for Intelligent Hybrids, The WCU Program of Chemical Convergence for Energy and Environment, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, 599 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Institute for Basic Science, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
- KI for NanoCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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Yuan H, Kida T, Ishitobi Y, Tanaka R, Yamaguchi M, Nakayama Y, Shiono T. Cyclic Olefin Copolymer Bearing Pendant Fluorenyl Groups with High Refractive Index and Low Chromatic Dispersion. Macromolecules 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c02101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Haobo Yuan
- Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-hiroshima 739-8527, Japan
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- School of Materials Science, Materials Chemistry Area, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa 923-1292 Japan
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- Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-hiroshima 739-8527, Japan
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- Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-hiroshima 739-8527, Japan
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- School of Materials Science, Materials Chemistry Area, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa 923-1292 Japan
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- Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-hiroshima 739-8527, Japan
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- Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology, Hiroshima University, 1-4-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-hiroshima 739-8527, Japan
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Lee T, Dirlam PT, Njardarson JT, Glass RS, Pyun J. Polymerizations with Elemental Sulfur: From Petroleum Refining to Polymeric Materials. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 144:5-22. [PMID: 34936350 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c09329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The production of elemental sulfur from petroleum refining has created a technological opportunity to increase the valorization of elemental sulfur by the synthesis of high-performance sulfur-based plastics with improved optical, electrochemical, and mechanical properties aimed at applications in thermal imaging, energy storage, self-healable materials, and separation science. In this Perspective, we discuss efforts in the past decade that have revived this area of organosulfur and polymer chemistry to afford a new class of high-sulfur-content polymers prepared from the polymerization of liquid sulfur with unsaturated monomers, termed inverse vulcanization.
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- Taeheon Lee
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, San José State University, San Jose, California 95195-0101, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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Qiu Y, Li J, Li T, Ma X, Jiang X. Photo‐Curing Vis‐IR Hybrid Fresnel Lenses with High Refractive Index. MACROMOL CHEM PHYS 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/macp.202100311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Yang Qiu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules State Key Laboratory for Metal Matrix Composite Materials Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules State Key Laboratory for Metal Matrix Composite Materials Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules State Key Laboratory for Metal Matrix Composite Materials Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules State Key Laboratory for Metal Matrix Composite Materials Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Frontiers Science Center for Transformative Molecules State Key Laboratory for Metal Matrix Composite Materials Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 P. R. China
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Kang K, Phan A, Olikagu C, Lee T, Loy DA, Kwon M, Paik H, Hong SJ, Bang J, Parker WO, Sciarra M, Angelis AR, Pyun J. Segmented Polyurethanes and Thermoplastic Elastomers from Elemental Sulfur with Enhanced Thermomechanical Properties and Flame Retardancy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202109115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Kyung‐Seok Kang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry The University of Arizona Tucson AZ 85721 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry The University of Arizona Tucson AZ 85721 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry The University of Arizona Tucson AZ 85721 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry The University of Arizona Tucson AZ 85721 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry The University of Arizona Tucson AZ 85721 USA
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- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering Pusan National University Pusan 46241 Korea
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- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering Pusan National University Pusan 46241 Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Korea University Seoul 02841 Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Korea University Seoul 02841 Korea
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- Eni, Research & Technical Innovation Via Maritano 26 20097 San Donato Milanese Italy
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- Eni, Research & Technical Innovation Via Maritano 26 20097 San Donato Milanese Italy
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- Eni, Research & Technical Innovation Via Maritano 26 20097 San Donato Milanese Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry The University of Arizona Tucson AZ 85721 USA
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Kang KS, Phan A, Olikagu C, Lee T, Loy DA, Kwon M, Paik HJ, Hong SJ, Bang J, Parker WO, Sciarra M, de Angelis AR, Pyun J. Segmented Polyurethanes and Thermoplastic Elastomers from Elemental Sulfur with Enhanced Thermomechanical Properties and Flame Retardancy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:22900-22907. [PMID: 34402154 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202109115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The production of elemental sulfur from petroleum refining has created a technological opportunity to increase the valorization of elemental sulfur by the creation of high-performance sulfur based plastics with improved thermomechanical properties, elasticity and flame retardancy. We report on a synthetic polymerization methodology to prepare the first example of sulfur based segmented multi-block polyurethanes (SPUs) and thermoplastic elastomers that incorporate an appreciable amount of sulfur into the final target material. This approach applied both the inverse vulcanization of S8 with olefinic alcohols and dynamic covalent polymerizations with dienes to prepare sulfur polyols and terpolyols that were used in polymerizations with aromatic diisocyanates and short chain diols. Using these methods, a new class of high molecular weight, soluble block copolymer polyurethanes were prepared as confirmed by Size Exclusion Chromatography, NMR spectroscopy, thermal analysis, and microscopic imaging. These sulfur-based polyurethanes were readily solution processed into large area free standing films where both the tensile strength and elasticity of these materials were controlled by variation of the sulfur polyol composition. SPUs with both high tensile strength (13-24 MPa) and ductility (348 % strain at break) were prepared, along with SPU thermoplastic elastomers (578 % strain at break) which are comparable values to classical thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs). The incorporation of sulfur into these polyurethanes enhanced flame retardancy in comparison to classical TPUs, which points to the opportunity to impart new properties to polymeric materials as a consequence of using elemental sulfur.
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- Kyung-Seok Kang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA
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- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, Pusan National University, Pusan, 46241, Korea
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- Department of Polymer Science & Engineering, Pusan National University, Pusan, 46241, Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, 02841, Korea
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- Eni, Research & Technical Innovation, Via Maritano 26, 20097, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- Eni, Research & Technical Innovation, Via Maritano 26, 20097, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- Eni, Research & Technical Innovation, Via Maritano 26, 20097, San Donato Milanese, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA
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Zhang B, Dodd LJ, Yan P, Hasell T. Mercury capture with an inverse vulcanized polymer formed from garlic oil, a bioderived comonomer. REACT FUNCT POLYM 2021; 161:104865. [DOI: 10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2021.104865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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- Liam James Dodd
- Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZD, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZD, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZD, United Kingdom
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Gansu International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Water-Retention Chemical Functional Materials, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Crown Street, Liverpool L69 7ZD, United Kingdom
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Gansu International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Water-Retention Chemical Functional Materials, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China
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Scheiger JM, Direksilp C, Falkenstein P, Welle A, Koenig M, Heissler S, Matysik J, Levkin PA, Theato P. Inverse Vulcanization of Styrylethyltrimethoxysilane-Coated Surfaces, Particles, and Crosslinked Materials. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:18639-18645. [PMID: 32627908 PMCID: PMC7589442 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202006522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Sulfur as a side product of natural gas and oil refining is an underused resource. Converting landfilled sulfur waste into materials merges the ecological imperative of resource efficiency with economic considerations. A strategy to convert sulfur into polymeric materials is the inverse vulcanization reaction of sulfur with alkenes. However, the materials formed are of limited applicability, because they need to be cured at high temperatures (>130 °C) for many hours. Herein, we report the reaction of elemental sulfur with styrylethyltrimethoxysilane. Marrying the inverse vulcanization and silane chemistry yielded high sulfur content polysilanes, which could be cured via room temperature polycondensation to obtain coated surfaces, particles, and crosslinked materials. The polycondensation was triggered by hydrolysis of poly(sulfur-r-styrylethyltrimethoxysilane) (poly(Sn -r-StyTMS) under mild conditions (HCl, pH 4). For the first time, an inverse vulcanization polymer could be conveniently coated and mildly cured via post-polycondensation. Silica microparticles coated with the high sulfur content polymer could improve their Hg2+ ion remediation capability.
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- Johannes M Scheiger
- Institute of Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstrasse 20, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
- Institute of Biological and Chemical Systems-Functional Materials Systems (IBCS-FMS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- The Petroleum and Petrochemical College (PPC), Chulalongkorn University, Soi Chulalongkorn 12, Phayathai road, Pathumwan, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Leipzig University, Linnéstrasse 3, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Campus North), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Karlsruhe Nano Micro Facility (KNMF), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Campus North), Germany
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Campus North), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Campus North), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry, Leipzig University, Linnéstrasse 3, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Biological and Chemical Systems-Functional Materials Systems (IBCS-FMS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstrasse 20, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
- Soft Matter Synthesis Laboratory, Institute for Biological Interfaces III, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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Scheiger JM, Direksilp C, Falkenstein P, Welle A, Koenig M, Heissler S, Matysik J, Levkin PA, Theato P. Inverse Vulcanization of Styrylethyltrimethoxysilane–Coated Surfaces, Particles, and Crosslinked Materials. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202006522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Johannes M. Scheiger
- Institute of Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Engesserstrasse 20 76131 Karlsruhe Germany
- Institute of Biological and Chemical Systems—Functional Materials Systems (IBCS-FMS) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
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- The Petroleum and Petrochemical College (PPC) Chulalongkorn University Soi Chulalongkorn 12, Phayathai road, Pathumwan Bangkok 10330 Thailand
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry Leipzig University Linnéstrasse 3 04103 Leipzig Germany
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Campus North) Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
- Karlsruhe Nano Micro Facility (KNMF) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Campus North) Germany
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Campus North) Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Campus North) Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry Leipzig University Linnéstrasse 3 04103 Leipzig Germany
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- Institute of Biological and Chemical Systems—Functional Materials Systems (IBCS-FMS) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
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- Institute of Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Engesserstrasse 20 76131 Karlsruhe Germany
- Soft Matter Synthesis Laboratory Institute for Biological Interfaces III Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen Germany
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Wadi VS, Jena KK, Halique K, Brigita Rožič, Cmok L, Tzitzios V, Alhassan SM. Scalable High Refractive Index polystyrene-sulfur nanocomposites via in situ inverse vulcanization. Sci Rep 2020; 10:14924. [PMID: 32913231 PMCID: PMC7483506 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-71227-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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In this work, we demostrate the preparation of low cost High Refractive Index polystyrene-sulfur nanocomposites in one step by combining inverse vulcanization and melt extrusion method. Poly(sulfur-1,3-diisopropenylbenzene) (PS-SD) copolymer nanoparticles (5 to 10 wt%) were generated in the polystyrene matrix via in situ inverse vulcanization reaction during extrusion process. Formation of SD copolymer was confirmed by FTIR and Raman spectroscopy. SEM and TEM further confirms the presence of homogeneously dispersed SD nanoparticles in the size range of 5 nm. Thermal and mechanical properties of these nanocomposites are comparable with the pristine polystyrene. The transparent nanocomposites exhibits High Refractive Index n = 1.673 at 402.9 nm and Abbe'y number ~ 30 at 10 wt% of sulfur loading. The nanocomposites can be easily processed into mold, films and thin films by melt processing as well as solution casting techniques. Moreover, this one step preparation method is scalable and can be extend to the other polymers.
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- Vijay S Wadi
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, PO Box 127788, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, PO Box 127788, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, PO Box 127788, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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- Institut "Jožef Stefan", P.O. Box 3000, 1001, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Institut "Jožef Stefan", P.O. Box 3000, 1001, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- NCSR "Demokritos" Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 15310, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, PO Box 127788, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
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Yan P, Zhao W, Zhang B, Jiang L, Petcher S, Smith JA, Parker DJ, Cooper AI, Lei J, Hasell T. Inverse Vulcanized Polymers with Shape Memory, Enhanced Mechanical Properties, and Vitrimer Behavior. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:13371-13378. [PMID: 32383492 PMCID: PMC7497146 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202004311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2020] [Revised: 05/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The invention of inverse vulcanization provides great opportunities for generating functional polymers directly from elemental sulfur, an industrial by-product. However, unsatisfactory mechanical properties have limited the scope for wider applications of these exciting materials. Here, we report an effective synthesis method that significantly improves mechanical properties of sulfur-polymers and allows control of performance. A linear pre-polymer containing hydroxyl functional group was produced, which could be stored at room temperature for long periods of time. This pre-polymer was then further crosslinked by difunctional isocyanate secondary crosslinker. By adjusting the molar ratio of crosslinking functional groups, the tensile strength was controlled, ranging from 0.14±0.01 MPa to 20.17±2.18 MPa, and strain was varied from 11.85±0.88 % to 51.20±5.75 %. Control of hardness, flexibility, solubility and function of the material were also demonstrated. We were able to produce materials with suitable combination of flexibility and strength, with excellent shape memory function. Combined with the unique dynamic property of S-S bonds, these polymer networks have an attractive, vitrimer-like ability for being reshaped and recycled, despite their crosslinked structures. This new synthesis method could open the door for wider applications of sustainable sulfur-polymers.
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- Peiyao Yan
- Department of ChemistryUniversity of LiverpoolCrown StreetLiverpoolL69 7ZDUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of LiverpoolCrown StreetLiverpoolL69 7ZDUK
- Leverhulme Research Centre for Functional Materials Design and Materials Innovation FactoryUniversity of LiverpoolOxford StreetLiverpoolL7 3NYUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of LiverpoolCrown StreetLiverpoolL69 7ZDUK
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials EngineeringPolymer Research InstituteSichuan UniversityChengdu610065China
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of LiverpoolCrown StreetLiverpoolL69 7ZDUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of LiverpoolCrown StreetLiverpoolL69 7ZDUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of LiverpoolCrown StreetLiverpoolL69 7ZDUK
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of LiverpoolCrown StreetLiverpoolL69 7ZDUK
- Leverhulme Research Centre for Functional Materials Design and Materials Innovation FactoryUniversity of LiverpoolOxford StreetLiverpoolL7 3NYUK
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials EngineeringPolymer Research InstituteSichuan UniversityChengdu610065China
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of LiverpoolCrown StreetLiverpoolL69 7ZDUK
- College of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringGansu International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Water-Retention Chemical Functional MaterialsNorthwest Normal UniversityLanzhou730070China
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Kim DH, Jang W, Choi K, Choi JS, Pyun J, Lim J, Char K, Im SG. One-step vapor-phase synthesis of transparent high refractive index sulfur-containing polymers. Sci Adv 2020; 6:eabb5320. [PMID: 32923596 PMCID: PMC7455493 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abb5320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 05/22/2020] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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High refractive index polymers (HRIPs) have recently emerged as an important class of materials for use in a variety of optoelectronic devices including image sensors, lithography, and light-emitting diodes. However, achieving polymers having refractive index exceeding 1.8 while maintaining full transparency in the visible range still remains formidably challenging. Here, we present a unique one-step vapor-phase process, termed sulfur chemical vapor deposition, to generate highly stable, ultrahigh refractive index (n > 1.9) polymers directly from elemental sulfur. The deposition process involved vapor-phase radical polymerization between elemental sulfur and vinyl monomers to provide polymer films with controlled thickness and sulfur content, along with the refractive index as high as 1.91. Notably, the HRIP thin film showed unprecedented optical transparency throughout the visible range, attributed to the absence of long polysulfide segments within the polymer, which will serve as a key component in a wide range of optical devices.
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- Do Heung Kim
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and KI for NanoCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and KI for NanoCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and KI for NanoCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Institute for Basic Science, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, 1306 East University Boulevard, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
- The National Creative Research Initiative Center for Intelligent Hybrids, The WCU Program of Chemical Convergence for Energy and Environment, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and Research Institute for Basic Science, Kyung Hee University, 26 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02447, Republic of Korea
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- The National Creative Research Initiative Center for Intelligent Hybrids, The WCU Program of Chemical Convergence for Energy and Environment, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and KI for NanoCentury, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34141, Republic of Korea
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Yan P, Zhao W, Zhang B, Jiang L, Petcher S, Smith JA, Parker DJ, Cooper AI, Lei J, Hasell T. Inverse Vulcanized Polymers with Shape Memory, Enhanced Mechanical Properties, and Vitrimer Behavior. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202004311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Peiyao Yan
- Department of Chemistry University of Liverpool Crown Street Liverpool L69 7ZD UK
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- Department of Chemistry University of Liverpool Crown Street Liverpool L69 7ZD UK
- Leverhulme Research Centre for Functional Materials Design and Materials Innovation Factory University of Liverpool Oxford Street Liverpool L7 3NY UK
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- Department of Chemistry University of Liverpool Crown Street Liverpool L69 7ZD UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering Polymer Research Institute Sichuan University Chengdu 610065 China
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- Department of Chemistry University of Liverpool Crown Street Liverpool L69 7ZD UK
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- Department of Chemistry University of Liverpool Crown Street Liverpool L69 7ZD UK
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- Department of Chemistry University of Liverpool Crown Street Liverpool L69 7ZD UK
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- Department of Chemistry University of Liverpool Crown Street Liverpool L69 7ZD UK
- Leverhulme Research Centre for Functional Materials Design and Materials Innovation Factory University of Liverpool Oxford Street Liverpool L7 3NY UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering Polymer Research Institute Sichuan University Chengdu 610065 China
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- Department of Chemistry University of Liverpool Crown Street Liverpool L69 7ZD UK
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Gansu International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Water-Retention Chemical Functional Materials Northwest Normal University Lanzhou 730070 China
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Kleine TS, Glass RS, Lichtenberger DL, Mackay ME, Char K, Norwood RA, Pyun J. 100th Anniversary of Macromolecular Science Viewpoint: High Refractive Index Polymers from Elemental Sulfur for Infrared Thermal Imaging and Optics. ACS Macro Lett 2020; 9:245-259. [PMID: 35638673 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.9b00948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Optical technologies in the midwave and long wave infrared spectrum (MWIR, LWIR) are important systems for high resolution thermal imaging in near, or complete darkness. While IR thermal imaging has been extensively utilized in the defense sector, application of this technology is being driven toward emerging consumer markets and transportation. In this viewpoint, we review the field of IR thermal imaging and discuss the emerging use of synthetic organic and hybrid polymers as novel IR transmissive materials for this application. In particular, we review the critical role of elemental sulfur as a novel feedstock to prepare high refractive index polymers via inverse vulcanization and discuss the fundamental chemical insights required to impart improved IR transparency into these polymeric materials.
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- Tristan S. Kleine
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19711, United States
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- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Seoul 151-744, Republic of Korea
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- Wyant College of Optical Sciences, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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