As HDPE and LDPE do not decompose naturally, this nature makes these polymers suitable for structural applications (like in beams and reinforced concrete cements (RCC) structures).
The high refractive indices observed make these polymers, particularly the poly(dithiocarbonate)s, potentially interesting for optical applications (i.e. lenses and optical fibres).
Electrochromic switching studies showed that all three polymers exhibit high coloration efficiency, fast response time, and express more than 45% change in the transmittance in the near-IR region, which could make these polymers useful in applications in NIR electrochromic devices.
The combination of processability, thermal stabilities, and tailorability makes these polymers suitable for a wide variety of applications including electro-optics, proton exchange membranes and super-hydrophobic applications.
The strongly bound hydration layer, induced by electrostatically ionic solvation in addition to hydrogen-bonding interactions, is considered to be the reason for the efficient repulsion of fouling materials the electrostatic interactions between water molecules and dipoles present in the zwitterionic polymer chains make these polymers better "water-bears" [18, 64, 65].
Furthermore, an appropriate choice of the number and sequence of the α-amino acids, as well as a balance of hydrophilic and hydrophobic characteristics of the other constituents, makes these polymers susceptible to enzymatic cleavage of the peptide bonds by specific enzymes [6, 14 19].
Overall, polysaccharides and glycosylated molecules are a major component of the M1 cell envelope, and their accessibility at the cell surface make these polymers viable methane mitigation targets.
Three main mechanisms have previously been cited to explain high resistance of chemically modified wood against fungal decay (Hill 2006): reduction of the moisture content (fibre saturation point), changes of the cell wall polymers to make these polymers unrecognisable for enzymes and/or a lower micro-pore size in the wood cell wall.
The terminal functional groups (aldehyde or phosphonate) make these polymer blocks potentially ideal candidates for the development of donor/acceptor block copolymer supra-molecular nanostructures for a variety of optoelectronic applications.
Highly dense materials, without NCs clustering, were obtained for a weight/weight ratio of 2 3 between precursor and polymer, making these nanocomposites particularly suitable for optoelectronic and solar energy conversion applications.
