Antioxidant and Degradable Poly(Squaryl Thioester) Networks
Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, cilt.311, sa.6, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 311 Sayı: 6
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.1002/mame.70264
- Dergi Adı: Macromolecular Materials and Engineering
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Applied Science & Technology Source, Chemical Abstracts Core, Chimica, Compendex, INSPEC, Directory of Open Access Journals, Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO), Natural Science Collection (ProQuest), Biological Science Database (ProQuest), Engineering Source (EBSCO), Materials Science & Engineering Collection (ProQuest), Technology Collection (ProQuest)
- Anahtar Kelimeler: crosslinking, degradable polymer, polythioester, Squaric acid, squaryl dichloride, thermoset
- Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Squaric acid, hence the name, is almost square-shaped, and this intriguing moiety has recently attracted considerable attention from the polymer community. Herein, we prepared thermoset materials by using squaryl dichloride (SqCl2) and multifunctional thiol compounds. Thermal and optical properties of the prepared thermosets were determined. Due to the rigid aromatic squarate motifs, the resulting polythioester thermosets exhibited exceptional thermal properties. The prepared films were transparent and yellow. The films exhibited moderate to excellent gel content values. Moreover, the prepared networks had hydrophilic surfaces and absorbed around 10% water. The thermoset films were unaffected by aqueous acidic media. On the other hand, all thermosets degraded within 3 h in 10% aqueous sodium hydroxide solutions. Finally, squaryl-based thermosets displayed antioxidant properties.