Poly(2-oxazoline) and silsesquioxanes? Yes! Yes! Yes!

Extremely proud of our last paper! This is a fruit of our cooperation with Prof. Cegłowski and Prof. Hoogenboom’s research groups. It reports on the development of advanced hybrid materials for environmental applications, combining poly(2-oxazoline)s with silsesquioxane frameworks. This work demonstrates effective removal of pesticides from water and introduces a novel integration of poly(2-oxazoline) chemistry with cage-like silsesquioxanes, representing one of the first examples of this approach.
The findings highlight excellent performance and significant application potential, underlining the value of strong international collaboration and its role in delivering impactful scientific results.

M. Rzonsowska, A. Lusina, B. Dudziec, R. Hoogenboom, M. Cegłowski
Porous silsesquioxane-polyoxazoline hybrid materials for adsorption and quantification of pesticides in environmental samples
Chem. Mater., 2026 (accepted), DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.5c03467