Emerging Methodologies for Polymer Synthesis.

Since Hermann Staudinger coined the term "macromolecule" in the 1920s, one century of development of polymers in both academia and industry has had an overwhelming impact on human society. Furthermore, polymer chemists have made tremendous efforts to regulate polymer sequences, i.e., precisely arrange monomer units along the polymer chains to mimic DNA. To build a sustainable future of polymer manufacturing, bio-based monomers and eco-friendly degradable polymers have attracted immense interest in polymer communities. [Extracted from the article]