Matthew Hyder

Thermally and base-triggered ‘debond-on-demand’ crosslinked polyurethane adhesives To address current industrial needs and modern legislation, a series of rapidly degradable and strongly adhering crosslinked polyurethanes featuring the commercially available and degradable chain-extender 2,2’-sulfonyldiethanol have been made for use as depolymerisable coatings and ‘debond-on-demand’ hot-melt adhesives.

1. Introduction Click to copy section linkSection link copied! Modern society and government policies now demand that polymeric materials, whether used within complex multicomponent devices or in simple, everyday items such as shopping bags or water bottles, are designed and made with an ever-increasing shift toward recyclability and sustainability. (1−5) New biodegradable and recyclable polymers have thus been developed to meet these demands.

1. Introduction Click to copy section linkSection link copied! Mucus is a biological barrier covering epithelial cells of the respiratory system, reproductive system, and gastrointestinal tract (1) to protect the underlying membranes. (2) Mucin is a primary component of mucus (3) and comprises a glycoprotein backbone and primarily O-linked glycan structures arranged in a bottlebrush-like conformation.