Interplay of Supramolecular and Macromolecular Dynamics in Transient Polymer Networks

• Applicant: Professor Sebastian Seiffert, Ph.D.
• Subject Area: Preparatory and Physical Chemistry of Polymers
• Term: from 2017 to 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 376900084

• Final Report Year: 2021

Final Report Abstract

The work of this project has realized the proposed target, despite some changes in the way of how this was done. In addition, several side findings were made and followed. In particular, the project has opened marked further perspectives. Future research will especially focus on the role of sticker clustering in transient networks, which was evidenced to play a decisive enforcing role in our work. This may be suitable for the realization of (hydro)gels with both strong mechanics and reversible and therefore degradable connectivity as cyclic soft materials.

Publications

• "Enhancement of metallo-supramolecular dissociation kinetics in telechelic terpyridinecapped poly(ethylene glycol) assemblies in the semi-dilute regime." Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2019, 21, 19623–19638
  W. Schmolke, M. Ahmadi, and S. Seiffert
  (See online at https://doi.org/10.1039/c9cp03911b)
• "Amphiphilic Poly(ether urethanes) Carrying Associative Terpyridine Side Groups with Controlled Spacing." Polymer Chem. 2021, 12, 2305–2316
  K. Breul and S. Seiffert
  (See online at https://doi.org/10.1039/d1py00121c)
• "Structural and Gelation Characteristics of Metallo-Supramolecular Polymer Model- Network Hydrogels Probed by Static and Dynamic Light Scattering." Macromolecules 2021, 54, 4375–4386
  M. Koziol, K. Fischer, and S. Seiffert
  (See online at https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.1c00036)