Journal
JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
Volume 131, Issue 19, Pages -Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/app.40992
Keywords
degradation; microfluidics; properties and characterization; stimuli-sensitive polymers
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- NSF [CHE-1150969]
- Defense Threat Reduction Agency [HDTRA1-13-1-0039]
- Semiconductor Research Corporation
- Direct For Mathematical & Physical Scien
- Division Of Chemistry [1150969] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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This review describes new types of smart materials that have the dual capabilities of responding to selective signals and providing an amplified response. Amplification arises from a signal-induced depolymerization reaction, where a single signaling event causes an entire polymer to convert to small molecules. When incorporated into a material, depolymerization of these polymers causes a change in shape, internal structure, or surfaces properties of the material. Moreover, the small molecules arising from depolymerization can play a role in the amplified response, particularly when they provide a secondary function (e.g., production of color or fluorescence). A brief overview of the current examples of linear depolymerizable polymers is provided, as are representative proof-of-concept applications of these polymers in the context of diagnostics and materials that remodel themselves and/or their surroundings. Together, these examples highlight the potential of this new class of polymers to provide unique and dramatic function to stimuli-responsive materials. (C) 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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