RDRP in the presence of Cu0: The fate of Cu (I) proves the inconsistency of SET-LRP mechanism

F Lorandi, M Fantin, AA Isse, A Gennaro - Polymer, 2015 - Elsevier
Metallic Cu in the presence of an amine ligand has become very popular as a catalyst in
reversible-deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP). Two contrasting mechanisms were …

Investigating the mechanism of copper (0)-mediated living radical polymerization in aqueous media

F Alsubaie, A Anastasaki, V Nikolaou, A Simula… - …, 2015 - ACS Publications
This article is the second part of a mechanistic study regarding the role of Cu (0) and CuBr
during the Cu (0)-mediated polymerization in organic and aqueous media with the aim of …

Synthesis of well-defined α, ω-telechelic multiblock copolymers in aqueous medium: in situ generation of α, ω-diols

A Simula, V Nikolaou, A Anastasaki, F Alsubaie… - Polymer …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The synthesis of well-defined α, ω-dihydroxyl telechelic multiblock copolymers by sequential
in situ chain extensions via aqueous Cu (0) mediated living radical polymerization (SET …

Polymer brush-based thin films via Cu (0)-mediated surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization for sensing applications

AB Sanchez-Alvarado, J Iturbe-Ek… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Nanomaterial-based hybrid devices have demonstrated potential use in environmental
contaminant sensing. Polymer thin films are tunable in their physicochemical properties …

Well-defined PDMAEA stars via Cu (0)-mediated reversible deactivation radical polymerization

R Whitfield, A Anastasaki, NP Truong, P Wilson… - …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The Cu (0)-mediated reversible deactivation radical polymerization of N, N′-
dimethylaminoethyl acrylate in DMSO and IPA at ambient temperature using Cu (0) wire is …

A mechanistic perspective on atom transfer radical polymerization

AKK Fung, ML Coote - Polymer International, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Since its invention 25 years ago, atom transfer radical polymerization has become one of the
most dominant methods in controlled radical polymerization. This rise in importance is due …

Detailed kinetic and mechanistic insight into radical polymerization by spectroscopic techniques

M Buback, H Schroeder, H Kattner - Macromolecules, 2016 - ACS Publications
The in-depth understanding of the kinetics and mechanism of conventional and reversible
deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) strategies requires efficient techniques to attain …

Copper (0)-mediated reversible-deactivation radical polymerization: kinetics insight and experimental study

YN Zhou, ZH Luo - Macromolecules, 2014 - ACS Publications
A comprehensive kinetic model based on the mechanism of supplemental activator and
reducing agent atom transfer radical polymerization (SARA ATRP) was developed to better …

Temporal control in atom transfer radical polymerization using zerovalent metals

S Dadashi-Silab, K Matyjaszewski - Macromolecules, 2018 - ACS Publications
Polymer chain growth can be controlled in a spatiotemporal manner by external stimuli
including chemical, redox, light, electrical current, and mechanical procedures. In this paper …

Intramolecular cyclization dominating homopolymerization of multivinyl monomers toward single-chain cyclized/knotted polymeric nanoparticles

Y Gao, D Zhou, T Zhao, X Wei, S McMahon… - …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Polymerization of multifunctional monomers could produce polymers with different
functionalities and novel macromolecular architectures. However, the ability to control the …