Andrea Pucci Smart Polymers Group
@apucci73.bsky.social
Smart Polymers Group at the Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry at the University of Pisa https://spg.dcci.unipi.it
‘Life was harsh. In the poor countryside, you had to work hard & in some busy seasons, you had almost no time to sleep. I never imagined I’d have the chance to receive a university education,’ says polymer chemist Ben Zhong Tang. Read our latest In Situ: www.chemistryworld.com/ben-zhong-ta...
Ben Zhong Tang: ‘If you have to do something, try to do it well’
The polymer chemist on finding love for a subject, working with others and staying optimistic
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♻️ Recycled polypropylene can do more than become recycled plastic. Our latest work converts waste PP into a fluorescent probe that reveals stress and cavitation in polymer matrices, combining sustainability with advanced materials science. 🔗 pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a... @jmaterchem.rsc.org
We are excited to share that our latest research has just been published in @aggregate-journal.bsky.social We report an AIEgen that serves as a universal probe of polymer chain mobility, showing temperature- and chemistry-independent lifetimes. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
A Universal AIE‐Luminogen to Probe Polymer Mobility
An AIE-based fluorescent rotor, dispersed in chemically diverse thermoplastic polymers, features an emission lifetime that only depends on the local polymer mobility. Being the lifetime largely indep....
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AIE7 – 7th International Symposium on Aggregation-Induced Emission📍 Pisa, Italy | 🗓 August 26–28, 2026 The official website is now live: 🔗 aie7.dcci.unipi.it Registration is open — see you in Pisa! @aggregate-journal.bsky.social @mrcchem.bsky.social @unipisa.bsky.social
🚀 New review article published! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... We explore the latest advances in the field, highlight key challenges, and outline future directions—bringing together recent insights into a clear, critical roadmap for researchers in academia and industry.
Polymeric ionic liquids as antibacterial agents and contact killing substrates
Over the years, the widespread and unnecessary use of antibiotics has stimulated the growth of multi-drug-resistant pathogens at an alarming rate. Hen…
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🔔Aggregate starts adopting the Continuous Publication model. Once a manuscript has completed editing and proofreading, it is immediately published in its final form with a fixed issue designation, a single publication date, and finalized citation details. @wileyonlinelibrary.bsky.social
📢 Happy to share our latest review in Chemistry – An Asian Journal (aces.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...). This is the result of a fruitful collaboration with Chimie ParisTech, providing the first combined experimental and computational perspective on mechanochromism.
Turning Stress Into Signal: Mechanochromic Materials in Commodity and Technologically Relevant Polymers
This review highlights recent progress in mechanochromic materials on the basis of commodity and technologically relevant polymers. It discusses fundamental mechanisms, design strategies, and computa...
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Volume 6 Issue 12 📖 | Front Cover 🔎 "The First 5 Years of Aggregate: Charting the Course for the Future of Aggregate Science" #Aggregate #journal #Wiley #Anniversary Check 👉 doi.org/10.1002/agt2...
🔔Catch up on the 15 invited talks 🇨🇳🇭🇰🇲🇴🇮🇹🇰🇷at Venue 2: Advanced Applications of Aggregate Science, Forum on Frontiers of Science and Technology: "Aggregate Science" held at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Check the video recording📽️! koushare.com/live/details...
Academia is unprepared for the rise in chatbot use among students go.nature.com/4iPtlKz
Why universities need to radically rethink exams in the age of AI
Nature - Academia is unprepared for the rise in chatbot use among students — but with the right AI tools, personalized learning could soon become a reality.
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The 5th anniversary ceremony of Aggregate is to be held this Thursday evening in Shenzhen, to celebrate the remarkable milestone with our editorial team members and distinguished guests from around the globe！Here’s to a memorable night of connection, recognition, and celebration!
🔔Catch the 4 cutting-edge keynote talks at Forum on Frontiers of Science and Technology: "Aggregate Science" held at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). #CAS #CUHK #Aggregate Check the video recording📽️via the QR code! www.koushare.com/live/details...
New paper out in @chemcomm.rsc.org! “Tuneable emission from disordered to ordered aggregates in substituted 9,10-dihydroanthracene polymers” pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2025/cc/d5cc04688b This work is part of the AIE collection celebrating 25 years since BZ Tang’s seminal 2001 paper.
Tuneable emission from disordered to ordered aggregates in substituted 9,10-dihydroanthracene polymers
The fluorescence behaviour of polymers featuring 9,10-dihydroanthracene and oligothiophenyl units was explored under solvent-induced aggregation. Time-resolved spectroscopy using a streak camera and s...
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The Sabic olefins cracker in Teesside has been offline since 2020. It was being converted to run on ethane, but now will be closed. Meanwhile, a cracker in Böhlen will be shut down by the end of 2027, along with two other basic chemical plants.
Two more European crackers to close
Sabic will not reopen UK plant and Dow will close another in Germany
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Just attended to the European Polymer Federation #EPF2025 conference in Groningen where I presented the concept of Luminescent Solar Concentrators from sustainable approaches
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Associazione Italiana di Scienza e Tecnologia delle Macromolecole, a milestone that reflects five decades of commitment, collaboration and progress. This golden anniversary was celebrated in Pisa, on the occasion of the Macrogiovani 2025 event
📢 Program drop! The full schedule for the European Polymer Congress 2025 is online at www.epf2025.org Huge gratitude to every speaker & the 1200 + attendee powering #EPF2025 and our theme “Polymers for a Sustainable Future.” Groningen welcomes you 22–27 June—see you in ~3 weeks! 🌱🔬
EPF 2025 | European Polymer Congress 2025, The Netherlands
EPF 2025. Please join us in Groningen, The Netherlands for the European Polymer Congress 2025!
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Another conference attended, the EUPOC 2025 international conference “MacroLight” devoted to the interaction of light with polymers Conference organized by the Italian Association of Science and Technology of Macromolecules (AIM)
The Smart polymers group has attended the 15th Advanced Polymers via Macromolecular Engineering Conference (APME25) held in Catania (Italy). Oral and poster presentations have been delivered on polymers for energy and smart materials
🚨 New paper out! We report a new class of symmetric & nonsymmetric dithienothiophene-dioxide derivatives as fluorescent emitters for Luminescent Solar Concentrators (LSCs) @mrcchem.bsky.social @pubs.acs.org 👉 doi.org/10.1021/acsa...
Investigation of Symmetric and Nonsymmetric Dithienothiophene-dioxide Derivatives as Fluorescent Emitters for Luminescent Solar Concentrators
Four conjugated donor–acceptor compounds featuring a central dithieno[3,2-b:2′,3′-d]thiophene-4,4′-dioxide (do-DTT) core, with either a symmetric (DTT-H2, O2, S2) or nonsymmetric (DTT-H1) structure, h...
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Our latest work is out in Polymers for Advanced Technologies. “New Chlorinated Bio-Ester as Sustainable Secondary Plasticizer for Flame-Retardant PVC” A step forward in combining bio-based additives and fire safety in PVC formulations. Check it out here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
New Chlorinated Bio‐Ester as Sustainable Secondary Plasticizer for Flame‐Retardant PVC
This study explores the potential of the bio-based chlorinated ester Essebiochlor HV45 as a sustainable secondary plasticizer for poly (vinyl chloride) (PVC) formulations, benchmarking its performanc....
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RSC Advances is now on BlueSky! Follow us for journal updates, exciting new research, and news from the community!
The @roysocchem.bsky.social annual poster competition is taking place on LinkedIn again in 2025. Join us there in March!
Severe cuts to intramural research “Trump administration has imposed a new restriction on employment that could push out thousands of NIH’s senior scientists: The agency cannot retain scientists in 1-year to 4-year positions that have long been routinely renewed.” 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH ban on renewing senior scientists adds to assaults on its in-house research
Policy follows firings of tenure-track scientists and suspension of training programs
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Happy to announce our latest publication in Polymers: “Tailoring Thermomechanical, Shape Memory, and Self-Healing Properties of Furan-Based Polyketone via Diels-Alder Chemistry with Different Bismaleimide Crosslinkers.” Full article here: www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/17... @mrcchem.bsky.social
🚀 New Research Alert! Excited to share our latest work in Advanced Optical Materials! We explored how Fluorescent Concentrators (FCs) can revolutionize Optical Wireless Communication (OWC), including Visible Light Communication (VLC) and Free Space Optical (FSO) systems.
Comparative Test of Novel Fluorescent Optical Antennas for LED‐ and Laser‐Based Optical Wireless Communications
New fluorescent optical antennas are realized and tested for diverse Optical Wireless Communication (OWC) applications. The fluorescent concentrator slabs, based on different organic fluorophores, co...
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🎅 Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 🎆
The Italian Industrial Chemistry is present at the #materialsresearchsociety conference in @boston.gov
