The article is entitled “Impact of Hydroxyl Functionalization and Unsaturation on Linear Poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol)”
Previous work in the PolyUp collaboration showed that linear EVOH (LEVOH) can be synthesized using post-polymerization functionalization to get varying alcohol contents that affect the crystallization behavior. This work investigates residual double bonds after functionalization and their impact on the structure and properties of LEVOH. Please follow the link below to read more about how the extent of dehydrogenation and alcohol functionalization allow for a wide range of tunable properties.
And a shout out to James Votruba-Drzal and Vivek Nair, undergraduates in the group during Summer 2024, for being a co-authors!
