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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 01/05/2026

We are delighted to announce that Eva Blasco @blascolab.bsky.social (Heidelberg University) has been awarded the 2026 Polymer Chemistry Lectureship! Don't miss our interview with Eva where we discuss his research in more detail 👉 blogs.rsc.org/py/2026/04/3... Please join us in congratulating Eva!🏆

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 10/02/2026

Issue 6 of Polymer Chemistry is now live! Explore the latest research on dynamic polymer networks, degradable polymers, and more. This issue’s cover features work by Anna Stasiuk, Marc Guerre et al. on boosting the robustness of thiol–thioester covalent adaptable networks. 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5PY...

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 05/02/2026

Also see inside front cover artwork representing research on the backbone engineering of N,N,N′,N′-tetraphenyl-1,4-phenylenediamine-based conjugated porous polymers toward enhanced electrochromic behavior by Mengfan Zhang, Xiujuan Zhong, Shouli Ming, Yan Zhang and Jinsheng 🧪 doi.org/10.1039/D5PY...

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 05/02/2026

In issue 5 of Polymer Chemistry see featured research on functional glycidyl triazolyl polymers exhibiting pH-controllable and time-dependent lower critical solution temperature by Taichi Ikeda 🧪 pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/... 🧪 doi.org/10.1039/D5PY...

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 28/01/2026

🧪 Issue 4 of Polymer Chemistry is out! See front cover artwork by Wei Ding and Yibo Wu et al. representing their article on synthesising high molecular weight copolymers using renewable β-pinene 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5PY... Explore more research: 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5PY... 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5PY...

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 21/01/2026

Issue 3 of Polymer Chemistry is now available to read! See the front cover artwork by Aya Saruwatari and Takeshi Ueki et al. resenting their article 🧪 doi.org/10.1039/D5PY... See the back cover artwork by Catherine Mollart and Abbie Trewin et al. representing their work 🧪 doi.org/10.1039/D5PY...

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 14/01/2026

Issue 2 of Polymer Chemistry is now available to read! See the front cover artwork by Tomonari Tanaka representing their Review article on the "Recent advances in chemoenzymatic synthesis of oligosaccharides and polysaccharides" 🧪 doi.org/10.1039/D5PY...

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 07/01/2026

See the first issue of 2026 for Polymer Chemistry! 🧪 Artwork by Erika Saito, Jun Matsui and Ryohei Yamakado et al. representing their work on the construction of higher-ordered structures in alkylpyridinium-based polymers 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5PY... #PolymerSynthesis

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 24/12/2025

From our collection Hybrid Inorganic-Organic Polymers read “Tuning the properties of polysulfides using functionalised cardanol crosslinkers” by Mahsaalsadat Rokni, Manon Lambertac and Erin Leitao ➡️ doi.org/10.1039/D5PY... Read the whole collection here ➡️ rsc.li/hybrid_polym... 🧪 #HybridPolymers

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 16/12/2025

From our collection Hybrid Inorganic-Organic Polymers read “Stereogenic-at-silicon hybrid conjugated polymers” by Qifeng Jiang and Guest Editor Rebekka Klausen et al. ➡️ doi.org/10.1039/D5PY... Read the whole collection here ➡️ rsc.li/hybrid_polym... 🧪 #HybridPolymers

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 08/12/2025

Check out the Editorial for our Hybrid Inorganic-Organic Polymers themed collection guest edited by Rebekka Klausen, Saurabh Chitnis and Erin Leitao! Read about their thoughts on this collection of great work ⬇️ doi.org/10.1039/D5PY... Read the whole collection here ⬇️ rsc.li/hybrid_polym...

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 01/12/2025

We are very pleased to present our themed collection on Hybrid Inorganic-Organic Polymers guest edited by Professors Rebekka Klausen, Saurabh Chitnis and Erin Leitao! All papers are FREE to read until 31 January 2026 Visit the collection here ⬇️ rsc.li/hybrid_polym... 🧪 #HybridPolymers

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 25/11/2025

We are delighted to welcome Professor Hatice Mutlu to the Polymer Chemistry Editorial Board as an Associate Editor! Hatice’s area of research focus on green polymer synthesis, light-driven polymerization and circular materials design. Submit your manuscript to Hatice: mc.manuscriptcentral.com/py

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 13/11/2025

Issue 44 of Polymer Chemistry is now available to read! See cover artwork from Elisabeth Rossegger et al. representing their #OpenAccess research on the synthesis of tetramethylguanidine-based photobase generators 🧪 doi.org/10.1039/D5PY... #Photobases #DynamicPolymerNetworks #PolymerSynthesis

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 06/11/2025

Take a look at issue 43 of Polymer Chemistry now! The artwork for this issue was created by Tianbai Xiong, Jia Wang, Xin Wang et al. representing their work on ambient and metal-free cross-coupling polymerization, for the synthesis of polyarylacrylonitriles 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5PY...

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 24/10/2025

Issue 41 of Polymer Chemistry is now available to read, featuring cover artwork by Takehiro Kawauchi et al. See their work on modulating the luminescence properties of coronene molecules via inclusion complex formation with helical syndiotactic poly(methyl methacrylate) 🧪 doi.org/10.1039/D5PY...

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 21/10/2025

We're now accepting nominations for the 2026 Polymer Chemistry Lectureship! This award celebrates an early-career scientist making waves in the polymer field. Learn more about the lectureship, including eligibility criteria and how to nominate, on our blog 👉 blogs.rsc.org/py/2025/10/2...

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 16/10/2025

Issue 40 of Polymer Chemistry is now available to read, featuring cover artwork by Yu Jia, Nao Harada, Toru Wada, Yuushou Nakayama, Takeshi Shiono and Ryo Tanaka See their work on a cocatalyst approach for tuning polyolefin branching 🧪 doi.org/10.1039/D5PY...

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 09/10/2025

In honour of the 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry, we’ve curated a collection of impactful articles from across RSC journals on metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) 🏆 Free to read until the end of November 👉 pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 08/10/2025

Issue 39 of Polymer Chemistry is now available to read, featuring cover artwork by Tadashi Naito, Ryohei Ogawa and Yusuke Mizobuchi. See their work on designing degradable polyethylene copolymers through selective ethylene–butadiene copolymerization 🧪 doi.org/10.1039/D5PY...

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 01/10/2025

Issue 38 of Polymer Chemistry is now available to read, featuring cover artwork by Manman Jia, Dongmei Yue et al. See their work on the 'Preparation of hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber with pendant vinyl groups and its post-functionalization via cross-metathesis' 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5PY...

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 23/09/2025

Check out the cover artwork by Maxime Michelas, Nathaniel Corrigan and Cyrille Boyer celebrating their article featured in the Polymer Chemistry 15th anniversary collection. 🔗 doi.org/10.1039/D5PY... Explore the anniversary collection 🎂 rsc.li/PY-15thAnniv...

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 17/09/2025

Don't miss Polymer Chemistry issue 36, featuring beautiful artwork from Yasuhiro Kohsaka, Taichi Yoshidab and Natsumi Nishiie, representing their article "Poly(bridged bicycle)s synthesized via cyclopolymerization of cyclic diacrylates" ➡️ doi.org/10.1039/D5PY...

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 09/09/2025

Don't miss Polymer Chemistry Issue 35, with artwork from the #OrtylPhotoLab! Check out their #OpenAccess article "A thiol-functional amine synergist as a co-initiator for DLP 3D printing applications" by Magdalena Jankowska, Özge Özükanar, Emrah Çakmakçi and Joanna Ortyl ➡️ doi.org/10.1039/D5PY...

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 22/08/2025

Check out the cover article for Polymer Chemistry Issue 33! 'Hydrosilylation-derived silicon-containing hydrocarbon-based polymers exhibiting ultralow dielectric losses and high thermal stabilities', by Yuka Azuma, Teruaki Hayakawa et al. pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 14/08/2025

🧪 Check out Polymer Chemistry’s 2025 Open Access articles👉 pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/... Featuring innovative approaches for controlling and optimising polymer synthesis. Check out the articles below. #OpenAccess #Polymers #AI #RAFT

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 13/08/2025

We have now published our 'Outstanding Reviewers for Polymer Chemistry in 2024' Editorial! You can read the Editorial here: doi.org/10.1039/D5PY... Thank you to all of our reviewers for helping to preserve quality and integrity in the Polymer Chemistry literature. 🧪 #Polymers

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 11/08/2025

🧪 We are very pleased to present this themed collection on Polymers for Gene Delivery! 🧪 All papers are FREE to read until August 31st Read the papers here ⬇️ rsc.li/gene_delivery

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 05/08/2025

🧪 Check out Polymer Chemistry’s 2025 Open Access articles👉 pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/... See below for exciting research on greener and recyclable polymers. #OpenAccess #Polymers #GreenPolymers #RecyclablePolymers #SustainablePolymers

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 01/08/2025

We've collated Polymer Chemistry’s 2025 Open Access articles into a single collection for easy access! Check out the full collection here 👉 pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/... Featuring exciting research co-authored by some of our Polymer Chemistry Editorial Board members ⬇️

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 30/07/2025

We're delighted to be welcoming submissions to a themed collection on Data Science and Machine Learning in Polymer Research! Guest edited by Prof Nicholas Warren and Prof Ying Li Learn more about the collection, including how to submit, here 👉 blogs.rsc.org/py/2025/07/3...

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 29/07/2025

⭐Congratulations to our poster prizes winners at the European Polymer Congress held in The Netherlands in June, sponsored by Polymer Chemistry and RSC Applied Polymers⭐ Well done to Malak Jaber (pictured) and Gkreti Manesi for some really insightful posters!

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 23/07/2025

We've collated all our recent #OpenAccess content into one place for easy access! Find the full collection here 👉https://pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/articlecollectionlanding?sercode=py&themeid=47a8163b-2242-4717-9104-341d81e32a11

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 03/07/2025

We are delighted to announce that Frank Leibfarth (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, US) has been awarded the 2025 Polymer Chemistry Lectureship! Don't miss our interview with Frank where we discuss his research in more detail 👉 lnkd.in/emAzEPqV Please join us in congratulating Frank! 🏆

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 19/06/2025

All papers in our themed collection on Polymers for Gene Delivery are now FREE to read until July 31st! Read the papers here ⬇️ rsc.li/gene_delivery Read the editorial put together by our Guest Editors. Read their thoughts on this collection of great work ⬇️ doi.org/10.1039/D5PY...

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 29/05/2025

Make sure to check out the Editorial for our Polymers for Gene Delivery collection from Guest Editors Sébastien Perrier, Youqing Shen, Zhuxian Zhou, Todd Emerick, and Marxa Figueiredo! Read their thoughts on this great collection⬇️ doi.org/10.1039/D5PY... Read the collection⬇️ rsc.li/gene_delivery

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 23/05/2025

⭐ We are pleased to present the themed collection on Polymers for Gene Delivery ⭐ All papers are FREE to read until June 23rd! Read the papers here ⬇️ rsc.li/gene_delivery The Guest Editors have written an Editorial introducing the collection, read their thoughts here ⬇️ doi.org/10.1039/D5PY...

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 22/05/2025

Submit your poster abstract by 30 June 2025 for the Polymerisation and depolymerisation chemistry: the second century Faraday Discussion. 👉 www.rsc.org/events/detai... Join us to discuss the advancement of polymer science from the 8 - 10 September in Oxford!

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 14/05/2025

Polymer Chemistry were very pleased to sponsor the London Polymer Group annual symposium along with @rscapplied.rsc.org & @softmatter.rsc.org A big congratulations to Yeyang Sun and Sinead McCabe for being awarded the poster prize and Xiang Xu for winning the oral presentation prize🎉🧪 #LPG2025

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 12/05/2025

In case you missed it, check out our special 15th Anniversary collection! pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 01/05/2025

Check out our 15th anniversary collection showcasing some of our most popular articles by authors based in the Asia-Pacific region! Read the full collection here 👉 pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/... All papers are free to access until the end of May!

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 30/04/2025

The submission deadline for our themed collection on Hybrid Inorganic-Organic Polymers is today! 🧪 Submit your papers to our open call for submissions now. Find out more about the collection and how to submit your paper ➡️https://rsc.li/3ZqhQB7 @bekkaklausen.bsky.social #Chemsky

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 29/04/2025

Don't miss our 15th anniversary collection showcasing some of our most popular articles from authors based in Africa and the Middle East! Read the full collection of reviews and research here 👉 pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/... All articles are free to access until the end of May!

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 24/04/2025

Next up in our series of collections showcasing work from different global regions is Europe! This special collection highlights some of the most popular work published in Polymer Chemistry by authors based in Europe. Read the collection for free until May 31st! pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 23/04/2025

We are accepting papers for our open call on Hybrid Inorganic-Organic Polymers until 30th April - get your submission in soon! 🧪 Find out more about the collection and how to submit your paper here ➡️ rsc.li/3ZqhQB7 @bekkaklausen.bsky.social #Chemsky

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 22/04/2025

Throughout our 15 years, we've been publishing excellent research from authors based across the globe. Check out our collection showcasing some of the most popular papers published by authors based in China here! 👇 pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 16/04/2025

The deadline to submit to our Hybrid Inorganic-Organic Polymers collection is nearly here! 🧪 Our open call closes on 30th April. Find out more about the collection and how to submit your paper here➡️ rsc.li/3ZqhQB7 #Chemsky

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 16/04/2025

Don't miss our 15th Anniversary regional spotlight collection showcasing some of our most popular papers from authors based in the Americas! Featuring reviews and research from the past 15 years of Polymer Chemistry! Read the full collection here 👉 pubs.rsc.org/en/journals/...

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 10/04/2025

The front cover of the latest issue of Polymer Chemistry features a study by Brian Hale Northrop and Benjamin Ross Elling et al, as part of our Emerging Investigators Series. Read the full paper 👉 doi.org/10.1039/D4PY... Browse the full collection 👉 rsc.li/py-EmergingI...

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Polymer Chemistry @polymerchem.rsc.org · 25/03/2025

Read the latest HOT articles here now! Free to access until 30th April! Now featuring work by Sylvain Caillol, Weitao Gong, Xavier Allonas and Zhen Li Read the full collection of HOT articles here 👇 rsc.li/py-hot-artic...

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