Thomas Eckert

TL;DR: In this article, the authors reported synthesis of amphoteric microgels by copolymerization of N-vinylcaprolactam (VCL), itaconic acid dimethyl ester (IADME), and vinylimidazole (VIm) in the precipitation−polymerization process.

TL;DR: This novel inorganic-organic hybrid polymer can be regarded as a BN analogue of the well-known poly(p-phenylene vinylene) (PPV) and Photophysical investigations on the polymer and a series of model oligomers provide clear evidence of some π-conjugation across the B=N bonds and extension of the conjugation path with increasing chain length.

TL;DR: This work presents the synthesis and comprehensive characterization of a linear oligo(iminoborane), which comprises a chain of 12-14 BN units on average, and concludes that unwanted side reactions that result in borazine formation are effectively suppressed.

TL;DR: In this article, the swelling of a polymeric network in doubly thermoresponsive microgels is studied by exploiting the distinct temperature sensitivities of the polymers, and the swelling states of the two shells can be tuned by temperature changes enabling three different swelling states: above, below, and between the distinct volume phase transition temperatures of two polymers.