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ReviewNational science review2025

Sulfur-containing sustainable polymers: synthetic pathways, degradation mechanisms, and multifunctional applications.

Haiyang Song, Jiaolong Meng, Xuefeng Jiang

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Review in National science review, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Haiyang SongHainan Institute of East China Normal University, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, State Key Laboratory of Molecular & Process Engineering, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China.
Jiaolong MengHainan Institute of East China Normal University, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, State Key Laboratory of Molecular & Process Engineering, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China.
Xuefeng JiangHainan Institute of East China Normal University, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, State Key Laboratory of Molecular & Process Engineering, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1849-6572

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Degradable sulfur-containing polymers leverage the controllable cleavage of thioester and thioether bonds under external stimuli, coupled with closed-loop recyclability, to significantly mitigate plastic pollution. The dynamic covalent adaptability of sulfur bonds within the polymer backbone, combined with the high refractive index arising from sulfur's high polarizability, enables the integration of stimuli-responsive degradation and multifunctionality. Advanced polymerization techniques, such as ring-opening polymerization and reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer polymerization, permit precise control over the architecture of the backbone, yielding high-performance materials with tunable thermal, mechanical, and optical properties. These materials demonstrate significant potential in biomedicine, environmental remediation, and energy storage. Focusing on molecular design, degradation control, and functional diversification, this review systematically elucidates synthetic strategies, degradation mechanisms, and frontier applications, while providing perspectives on future developments.

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closed-loop recyclingdegradable sulfur-containing polymersdynamic covalent adaptabilitymultifunctional applications

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PMID41438674
PMCPMC12721386

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