title: Universal cyclic polymer templates.
abstract: Two unique molecular templates for generating polymeric materials with a cyclic molecular architecture were developed by combining ring-expansion metathesis polymerization and click chemistry. These two universal cyclic polymers were used in three examples to demonstrate the wide range of potential materials enabled. They include functional cyclic polymers, cyclic polymer brushes, and cyclic gels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA.
authors.forename: Ke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Melissa A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Lackey
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Gregory N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Tew