Cross-linking polyethylene through carbenes

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Publication date 15-11-2019
Journal Science
Volume | Issue number 366 | 6467
Pages (from-to) 800
Number of pages 1
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  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS)
Abstract The development of universal methods for surface modification and crosslinking of polymeric materials is highly desirable. Mechanical properties of natural and synthetic materials rely on the ability of the polymeric chains to form a three-dimensional (3D) network, for example, through cross-linking. On page 875 of this issue, Lepage et al. show that a rationally designed bis-diazirine inspired by the wellknown 3-aryl-3-(trifluoromethyl)-3H-diazirine motif can be used for the cross-linking of nonfunctionalized saturated hydrocarbon polymers.
Document type Article
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaz7612
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