Klein Rebecca, Wurm Frederik R
Institute of Organic Chemistry, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, D-55099, Mainz, Germany.
Graduate School "Material Science in Mainz", Staudingerweg 9, D-55099, Mainz, Germany.
Macromol Rapid Commun. 2015 Jun;36(12):1147-65. doi: 10.1002/marc.201500013. Epub 2015 May 12.
Polyethers-polymers with the structural element (R'-O-R)n in their backbone--are an old class of polymers which were already used at the time of the ancient Egyptians. However, still today these materials are highly important with applications in all areas of our life, reaching from the automotive and paper industry to cosmetics and biomedical applications. In this Review, different aliphatic polyethers like poly(epoxide)s, poly(oxetane)s, and poly(tetrahydrofuran) are discussed. Special emphasis is placed on the history, the polymerization techniques (industrially and in academia), the properties, the applications as well as recent developments of these materials.
聚醚——主链中含有结构单元(R'-O-R)n的聚合物——是一类古老的聚合物，早在古埃及时期就已被使用。然而，时至今日，这些材料在我们生活的各个领域都有着极其重要的应用，涵盖汽车和造纸工业、化妆品以及生物医学应用等。在本综述中，将讨论不同的脂肪族聚醚，如聚环氧化物、聚氧杂环丁烷和聚四氢呋喃。特别强调这些材料的历史、聚合技术（工业和学术领域）、性能、应用以及最新进展。
