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Depolymerizable polymers: preparation, applications, and future outlook

Part of: Polymers and Soft Matter

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2015

Joshua A. Kaitz ,
Olivia P. Lee  and
Jeffrey S. Moore
Joshua A. Kaitz
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry and Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
Olivia P. Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry and Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
Jeffrey S. Moore*
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry and Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, USA
*
Address all correspondence to Jeffrey S. Moore atjsmoore@illinois.edu
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Abstract

Depolymerizable polymers are stimuli-responsive materials triggered to depolymerize rapidly and completely into their constituent monomers on command. Applications include triggerable vehicles for controlled release, restructurable materials, disappearing or sacrificial composites, and lithographic resists. Owing to their widespread utility, significant efforts have aimed to prepare and explore depolymerizable polymers and their corresponding triggers. This “Prospective” highlights advances since their discovery over a half-century ago, discusses methods in their preparation, and presents recent developments in triggered depolymerization. It also surveys applications that harness these polymers’ unique properties, while offering insights into research directions that may contribute to progress in this dynamic field.

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MRS Communications , Volume 5 , Issue 2 , June 2015 , pp. 191 - 204
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