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Xin-Hu Lv1, Shun-Shun Li1, Cong-Yu Tian1
1State Key Laboratory of Heavy Oil Processing, Centre for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, and College of Science, China University of Petroleum (East China), Qingdao, 266580, China.
Abstract:
A simplified one-pot and less harmful method has been introduced for the synthesis of borinic acid monomer. The corresponding borinic acid polymer (PBA) has been prepared by reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization. Property investigations confirm the characteristics of PBA as a new type of "smart material" in the field of thermo-responsive polymer. The potential application of PBA in the field of enzymatic biofuel cell has been illustrated with a wide open circuit potential of 0.92 V.
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