Rapid, Controlled Branching Polymerization of Cyanoacrylate via Pathway-Enabled, Site-Specific Branching Initiation.

ABSTRACT: Controlled branched structures remain a key synthetic limitation for monomeric tissue adhesives because their on-site polymerization that enables adhesion formation requires rapid kinetics, high conversion, and straightforward setup. In this context, site-specific branching initiation by using evolmers is potentially effective for structural control; however, the efficiency and kinetics in current reaction setups persists to be a major challenge. In this paper, an evolmer induces a controlled branching polymerization of cyanoacrylate amid the high monomer reactivity useful in rapid adhesion. The contrasting reactivities between the vinyl and the initiating groups in the evolmer molecule generate a kinetic pathway that favors a control-enabling branching mechanism. Through density functiona

SUBMITTER: Roxas AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11756863 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature