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Akihide Sugawara

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Sep 2026

Upcycling Waste Cyclic Poly(phenylene sulfide) as Valuable Movable Crosslinkers for Toughening and Ring-Size-Controlled Enzymatic Degradation of Polycaprolactone

Reconciling mechanical robustness with controlled end-of-life degradability represents a central challenge in the design of sustainable polymeric materials. Here, we develop a solvent-free in situ ring-opening polymerization strategy for incorporating size-specific cyclic poly(phenylene sulfide) macrocycles (c[n]PS,...

Bin Sun, Jia-Xiong Liu, Kenji Yamaoka et al. · ACS Sustainable Chemistry &a... · 0 citations

Open access Aug 2026

Mechanically Robust and Recyclable Diels–Alder Networks from a Degradable Cellulose-Based Matrix

Designing sustainable polymer materials that combine mechanical robustness with recyclability remains a significant challenge. Here, we report a cellulose-based Diels–Alder (DA) cross-linked network that integrates structural strength, thermoreversible recyclability, and tunable biodegradability. Cellulose was functi...

Yazhou Su, Akihide Sugawara, Hiroshi Uyama · ACS Polymers Au · 0 citations

Aug 2026

Rapidly Thermoresponsive Poly( N -isopropylacrylamide) Hydrogels Enabled by Itaconic Acid-Modified Cellulose Fiber Cross-Linkers

Stimuli-responsive hydrogels capable of reversible volume change are promising materials for soft actuators, sensors, and biomedical systems. However, conventional poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm) hydrogels typically exhibit slow thermal responses due to limited water transport and the formation of a dense skin...

Qian-Ying Li, Akihide Sugawara, Hiroshi Uyama · ACS Applied Polymer Material... · 0 citations