Abstract
Polymerization of a monomer in the presence of cyclic macromonomer in high concentration leads mechanically linked three-dimensional network polymer. The network structure is formed by the threading of the cyclic moiety by a segment of another polymer chain during the copolymerization process. This class of materials has attracted a great deal of interest as new functional materials with unusual chemical, physical and mechanical properties due to the high degrees of freedom in segmental movement since cross-linking points can move in these three-dimensional structures.
