Recent Advances in Stimuli‐Responsive Commodity Polymers

• Published in: Macromolecular rapid communications. Vol. 42; no. 18; pp. e2100054 - n/a
• Main Authors: Wang, Siyang, Liu, Qianhui, Li, Lei, Urban, Marek W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.09.2021; Wiley
• Subjects: Adaptability; Biosensors; Carbamate compounds; Carbon dioxide; Carbonates; Commodities; Drug delivery; Electromagnetic radiation; Esters; Ionic strength; Magnetic fields; polymer applications; Polymer Science; Polymers; Siloxanes; Stimuli; stimuli‐responsivene polymers; Urethanes; “smart” commodity polymers; polymer applications; stimuli-responsivene polymers; “smart” commodity polymers
• ISSN: 1022-1336; 1521-3927; 1521-3927
• DOI: 10.1002/marc.202100054

Known for their adaptability to surroundings, capability of transport control of molecules, or the ability of converting one type of energy to another as a result of external or internal stimuli, responsive polymers play a significant role in advancing scientific discoveries that may lead to an array of diverge applications. This review outlines recent advances in the developments of selected commodity polymers equipped with stimuli‐responsiveness to temperature, pH, ionic strength, enzyme or glucose levels, carbon dioxide, water, redox agents, electromagnetic radiation, or electric and magnetic fields. Utilized diverse applications ranging from drug delivery to biosensing, dynamic structural components to color‐changing coatings, this review focuses on commodity acrylics, epoxies, esters, carbonates, urethanes, and siloxane‐based polymers containing responsive elements built into their architecture. In the context of stimuli‐responsive chemistries, current technological advances as well as a critical outline of future opportunities and applications are also tackled. This review outlines recent advances in the developments of commodity polymers capable of stimuli‐responsiveness to temperature, pH, ionic strength, enzyme/glucose levels, CO2, H2O, redox agents, electromagnetic radiation, or electric/magnetic fields. Diverse applications ranging from drug delivery to biosensing, dynamic structural components to color‐changing coatings in acrylics, epoxies, esters, carbonates, urethanes, and siloxane‐based polymers containing responsive elements are outlined.