Geared Toward Applications: A Perspective on Functional Sequence-Controlled Polymers

作者：Cangjie Yang, Kevin Wu, Yu Deng, Jingsong Yuan, Jia Niu · 发表于：ACS Macro Letters · 年份：2021 · DOI：10.1021/acsmacrolett.0c00855 · 被引用次数：124 · 研究领域：Chemical Synthesis and Analysis、Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods、Click Chemistry and Applications

Sequence-controlled polymers are an emerging class of synthetic polymers with a regulated sequence of monomers. In the past decade, tremendous progress has been made in the synthesis of polymers with the sophisticated sequence control approaching the level manifested in biopolymers. In contrast, the exploration of novel functions that can be achieved by controlling synthetic polymer sequences represents an emerging focus in polymer science. This Viewpoint will survey recent advances in the functional applications of sequence-controlled polymers and provide a perspective on the challenges and outlook for pursuing future applications of this fascinating class of macromolecules.