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ArticleRSC applied polymers2026

Tailoring fully biobased optical adhesives

Benjamin R Nelson, Vincent Scholiers, Audrey H Sakamoto, John F Rynk, Paula A Pranda, Filip E Du Prez, Kristi S Anseth, Christopher N Bowman

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Article in RSC applied polymers, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors.

Benjamin R NelsonDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder USA christopher.bowman@colorado.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6702-079X
Vincent ScholiersDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder USA christopher.bowman@colorado.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5052-6938
Audrey H SakamotoDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder USA christopher.bowman@colorado.edu.
John F RynkMaterials Science & Engineering Program, University of Colorado Boulder USA.
Paula A PrandaDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder USA christopher.bowman@colorado.edu.
Filip E Du PrezPolymer Chemistry Research group, Centre of Macromolecular Chemistry (CMaC) and Laboratory of Organic Synthesis, Department of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Ghent University Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7727-4155
Kristi S AnsethDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder USA christopher.bowman@colorado.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5725-5691
Christopher N BowmanDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder USA christopher.bowman@colorado.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8458-7723

Funding

Hydrogel matrices to study the role of inflammation and biological sex on aortic valve fibrocalcificationR01HL171197 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO · PI KRISTI S. ANSETH, ROBERT M WEISS · 2024 to 2026
$2.0M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL171197
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Display technologies require optical adhesives that simultaneously provide high optical clarity, refractive index control, low birefringence and adhesive strength. However, many commercial adhesive systems rely on petroleum-derived acrylates and isocyanate-based urethanes. Herein, a fully biobased optical adhesive is reported that exploits the initiator-free photopolymerization of dithiolanes. Furthermore, hydrogen bond strength is modulated within the prepared adhesives by changing the chemistry with which the dithiolane is conjugated to a macromolecular core, allowing manipulation of properties including glass transition temperature, adhesion, refractive index, and other optical properties. Throughout these variations, all materials maintain high optical performance, exhibiting visible light transmittance above 98% and haze below 0.7%, coupled with low optical dispersion. These results demonstrate that dithiolanes are readily applied as initiator-free crosslinkers for the formulation of fully biobased optical adhesives.

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PMID42283003
PMCPMC13250808

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