Structuration, selective dispersion and compatibilizing effect of (nano) fillers in polymer blends

A Taguet, P Cassagnau, JM Lopez-Cuesta - Progress in Polymer Science, 2014 - Elsevier
Hybrid ternary blends comprising two polymers and one mineral (nano) filler are
increasingly studied because they are starting to be widely used to respond to industrial …

End group removal and modification of RAFT polymers

H Willcock, RK O'Reilly - Polymer Chemistry, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
This paper describes both well-established routes and recent advances in the end group
modification of polymers synthesised by reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer …

Living radical polymerization by the RAFT process–a second update

G Moad, E Rizzardo, SH Thang - Australian journal of chemistry, 2009 - CSIRO Publishing
This paper provides a second update to the review of reversible deactivation radical
polymerization achieved with thiocarbonylthio compounds (ZC (= S) SR) by a mechanism of …

Telechelic polymers by living and controlled/living polymerization methods

MA Tasdelen, MU Kahveci, Y Yagci - Progress in Polymer Science, 2011 - Elsevier
Telechelic polymers, defined as macromolecules that contain two reactive end groups, are
used as cross-linkers, chain extenders, and important building blocks for various …

Self-assembly of nanoparticles at interfaces

A Böker, J He, T Emrick, TP Russell - Soft matter, 2007 - pubs.rsc.org
Developments in the assembly of nanoparticles at liquid–liquid interfaces are reviewed
where the assemblies can be controlled by tuning the size of the nanoparticles and the …

End‐functional polymers, thiocarbonylthio group removal/transformation and reversible addition–fragmentation–chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization

G Moad, E Rizzardo, SH Thang - Polymer International, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
This review focuses on processes for thiocarbonylthio group removal/transformation of
polymers synthesized by radical polymerization with reversible addition‐fragmentation …

Creating surfactant nanoparticles for block copolymer composites through surface chemistry

BJ Kim, J Bang, CJ Hawker, JJ Chiu, DJ Pine… - Langmuir, 2007 - ACS Publications
A simple strategy to tailor the surface of nanoparticles for their specific adsorption to and
localization at block copolymer interfaces was explored. Gold nanoparticles coated by a …

Functional polymers for optoelectronic applications by RAFT polymerization

G Moad, M Chen, M Häussler, A Postma… - Polymer …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
This review focuses on the approaches to the synthesis of functional polymers for
optoelectronic applications that make use of radical polymerization with reversible addition …

Established and emerging strategies for polymer chain‐end modification

DJ Lunn, EH Discekici, J Read de Alaniz… - Journal of Polymer …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The development of “controlled” and “living” polymerization processes with high end‐group
fidelity has enabled an unprecedented range of polymeric materials with specific chain‐end …

Nanoparticle surfactants as a route to bicontinuous block copolymer morphologies

BJ Kim, GH Fredrickson, CJ Hawker, EJ Kramer - Langmuir, 2007 - ACS Publications
The surface chemistry of nanoparticles can be modified so that these particles behave like
surfactants and localize at interfaces between two fluids. We demonstrate that small volume …