The present invention discloses a boron-containing plastic crystal polymer and a preparation method therefor and an application thereof. The described preparation method comprises the following step: curing a mixture containing a plastic crystal, a metal salt, a monomer and a photoinitiator. The plastic crystal polymer prepared by the present invention can be used as all-solid electrolyte, without any liquid additive being added therein. The obtained electrolyte has a room-temperature ionic conductivity up to 3.6×10−4 S/cm, and shows a high sodium ion transference number and a wide electrochemical window up to 4.7V. The present invention further prepares composite positive and negative electrodes for positive and negative electrode modification of a sodium ion battery. A finally assembled all-solid sodium ion battery shows good rate performance and cycle stability at room temperature, achieving a specific discharge capacity up to 104.8 mAh/g at room temperature and a capacity retention ratio of 85.4% after 80 cycles.

Reprocessable materials are provided that include a product of cross-linking a glycidyl methacrylate grafted high-density polyethylene (HDPE-g-GMA) with a polymacrolactone of formula (II) to form a cross-linked polymer exhibiting vitrimer characteristics. Methods for preparing the cross-linked polymer materials include reacting the glycidyl methacrylate grafted high-density polyethylene of with the polymacrolactone in the presence of a first catalyst under conditions that initiate cross-linking of HDPE-g-GMA with the polymacrolactone. Mechanically reprocessable articles include a structural element that is or includes the cross-linked polymer material. Examples of the mechanically reprocessable articles include pallets or molded structures formed from the material and configured to support a load of at least 1000 kg without bending.

A composition for sealing defects in structural materials such as roads or paved surfaces, the composition preferably comprising one or more shape memory polymer (SMP) components capable of responding to increased temperature by decreasing in volume.

Methods, compositions, apparatuses, and systems are provided for a hybrid thermoplastic gel or sealant. The methods comprise providing (a) a base polymer having at least one functional group capable of crosslinking, (b) a functionalized extender, and (c) heat, and reacting the base polymer and functionalized extender in the presence of the heat to form the hybrid thermoplastic gel. The gel composition may comprise 5-40 wt % of a base polymer, 60-95 wt % of a functionalized extender, and 0-10 wt % of a crosslinker. A closure or interconnect system may comprise a housing, a cable, and a hybrid thermoplastic gel or sealant. A telecommunications apparatus may comprise a telecommunications component and a sealant that forms a seal with the telecommunications component. The sealant may comprise a sealant material having a first range of elongation followed by a second range of elongation.

Methods, compositions, apparatuses, and systems are provided for a hybrid thermoplastic gel or sealant. The methods comprise providing (a) a base polymer having at least one functional group capable of crosslinking, (b) a functionalized extender, and (c) heat, and reacting the base polymer and functionalized extender in the presence of the heat to form the hybrid thermoplastic gel. The gel composition may comprise 5-40 wt % of a base polymer, 60-95 wt % of a functionalized extender, and 0-10 wt % of a crosslinker. A closure or interconnect system may comprise a housing, a cable, and a hybrid thermoplastic gel or sealant. A telecommunications apparatus may comprise a telecommunications component and a sealant that forms a seal with the telecommunications component. The sealant may comprise a sealant material having a first range of elongation followed by a second range of elongation.

The present application provides a block copolymer and uses thereof. The block copolymer of the present application exhibits an excellent self-assembling property or phase separation property, and can be provided with a variety of required functions without constraint.

The present application relates to a monomer, a method for preparing a block copolymer, a block copolymer, and uses thereof. Each monomer of the present application exhibits an excellent self-assembling property and is capable of forming a block copolymer to which a variety of required functions are granted as necessary without constraint.

A mixture having (A) a polymer obtain by polymerizing at least one free-radically polymerizable compound; and (B) at least one compound having at least one ethylenically unsaturated, free-radically polymerizable group and having a weight-average molecular weight Mw of less than 5000 g/mol, wherein at least 10% by weight of compounds (B) are one or more compounds B1 with at least one nonaromatic ring system.

A mixture having (A) a polymer obtain by polymerizing at least one free-radically polymerizable compound; and (B) at least one compound having at least one ethylenically unsaturated, free-radically polymerizable group and having a weight-average molecular weight Mw of less than 5000 g/mol, wherein at least 10% by weight of compounds (B) are one or more compounds B1 with at least one nonaromatic ring system.

A block copolymer is provided. The block copolymer according to an exemplary embodiment includes a first block represented by Chemical Formula 1 and a second block represented by Chemical Formula 2: ##STR00001##
wherein COM1 and COM2 are independently selected from a polystyrene moiety, polymethylmethacrylate moiety, polyethylene oxide moiety, polyvinylpyridine moiety, polydimethylsiloxane moiety, polyferrocenyldimethylsilane moiety, and polyisoprene moiety, R1 is hydrogen or an alkyl group with 1 to 10 carbon atoms, Ph is a phenyl group, a is 1 to 50, R2 is hydrogen or an alkyl group with 1 to 10 carbon atoms, and b is 1 to 50.