Group 4 Metallocene Polymers—Selected Properties and Applications

• Main Authors: Charles E. Carraher, Michael R. Roner, Paul Slawek, Francesca Mosca
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2018-06-01
• Series: Inorganics
• Subjects: metallocene polymers; fiber formation; pancreatic cancer; breast cancer; increased seed germination; plant growth hormones; conductive polymers; material protection from laser radiation
• Online Access: http://www.mdpi.com/2304-6740/6/3/65
• ISSN: 2304-6740

Group 4 metallocene polymers offer a wide variety of unique properties. Some of these are reviewed in this paper, including the ability to form fibers and to absorb laser radiation, thereby protecting materials containing them in small amounts; the possibility of becoming conductive materials through simple doping; increasing the productivity of damaged, old and mold-infested seeds through incorporation of plant growth hormones; and acting as anticancer drugs that inhibit a variety of human cancers including breast and pancreatic cancers.