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Title: Architecting Functional Polymers: Advances in Modular Synthesis, Responsive Design, and Multifaceted Applications.
Authors: Sharma, Akhil1 (AUTHOR), Sharma, Monu2 (AUTHOR), Sharma, Sonu2,3 (AUTHOR), Sharma, Vikas1 (AUTHOR), Sharma, Shivika1,2 (AUTHOR), Sivanesan, Iyyakkannu3 (AUTHOR) siva74@konkuk.ac.kr
Source: Polymers (20734360). Feb2026, Vol. 18 Issue 3, p334. 40p.
Subjects: Polymers, Polymer structure, Living polymerization, Thermoresponsive polymers, Biodegradable materials
Abstract: The recent development in polymer science has gone beyond the traditional linear and randomly functionalizable macromolecules to the architected polymer systems, which integrate modular synthesis and dynamic responsiveness. Although the literature related to polymer synthesis and stimuli-responsive materials and applications is widely discussed, it is common to review the aspects independently, restricting a complete picture of how architectural modularity controls adaptive performance. This gap is filled in this review with an integrated framework of relating modular polymer synthesis, stimuli-responsive design, and application-oriented functionality in a single coherent design philosophy. The scientific novelty of this review is that the focus on modular polymers is not only on synthetic constructs, but is a programmable functional scaffold where the structural precision is the direct determinant of responsiveness, multifunctionality, and performance. Controlled polymerization and post-polymerization modification regimes are mentioned to be tools that allow precise positioning of functional modules, and this allows polymers to respond in predictable ways to environmental stimuli like pH, temperature, light, redox conditions, etc. In addition, the review identifies the role of a synergistic combination of various responsive modules in the emergence of behaviours that would not be reached in conventional polymer systems. This review offers a coherent viewpoint on the future of functional polymers of the next generation by bringing together synthetic approaches to nano-responsive behaviour and real-world technologies, such as drug delivery, self-healing surfaces, adaptive surfaces, and biosensing surfaces. The framework in the present paper provides a logical route towards the development of environmentally friendly, multifunctional, and adjustable polymer structures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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