Role of ROMP Based Comonomers in Innovating Polymers

WEBINAR

Cleavable (ROMP) comonomers are novel tools for synthesizing backbone deconstructable polymers. However, identifying the most effective cleavable co-monomers for practical application can be challenging. This requires a careful balance of thermodynamic and kinetic parameters, polymer properties, bond cleavage rates, mechanisms, and cost considerations.

In this talk, we will explore innovative approaches to designing new cleavable comonomers for various copolymerization scenarios and applications. We will focus on copolymers synthesized through ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP), radical polymerization, and step-growth network synthesis methods. Additionally, we will briefly discuss the applications of deconstructable copolymers enabled by optimal cleavable comonomers, including long-term storage of genetic information, enhanced drug delivery, and promoting circularity in engineering thermosets.

In this webinar you will learn to: 

• Identify high-impact use cases for controlled backbone degradation that translate into next-generation capabilities such as programmable lifetimes, recyclability, and targeted release, guiding smarter polymer design.
• Overcome adoption barriers to ROMP and other advanced methods, addressing cost and access to starting materials, with practical strategies that unlock precision architectures and scalable, sustainable synthesis.
• Integrate sustainability attributes (degradability, circularity) into material selection and R&D prioritization.
• Discover innovations in biomedical materials, including polymerization initiators (RAFT, catalysts), crosslinkers, monomers, and novel polymers (PEG alternatives, ionomers, biodegradables).