[HTML][HTML] Photocontrolled RAFT polymerization: past, present, and future

Y Lee, C Boyer, MS Kwon - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
In this review, we provide a brief history, progress, and applications, and discuss the
remaining challenges of photocontrolled reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer …

Reversed controlled polymerization (RCP): depolymerization from well-defined polymers to monomers

GR Jones, HS Wang, K Parkatzidis… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Controlled polymerization methods are well-established synthetic protocols for the design
and preparation of polymeric materials with a high degree of precision over molar mass and …

Bulk depolymerization of poly (methyl methacrylate) via chain-end initiation for catalyst-free reversion to monomer

JB Young, RW Hughes, AM Tamura, LS Bailey… - Chem, 2023 - cell.com
We present the bulk depolymerization of poly (methyl methacrylate)(PMMA) at significantly
lower temperatures than previously reported methods through the incorporation of …

Precision polymer synthesis by controlled radical polymerization: Fusing the progress from polymer chemistry and reaction engineering

YN Zhou, JJ Li, TT Wang, YY Wu, ZH Luo - Progress in Polymer Science, 2022 - Elsevier
During the first 100 years of polymer science, controlled radical polymerization (also
recommended as reversible deactivation radical polymerization) is undoubtedly a …

Ultrasonics in polymer science: applications and challenges

ARSS Kumar, A Padmakumar, U Kalita… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ultrasonic waves in a liquid media generate both chemical and mechanistic effects that are
actively used to perform chemical reactions, polymer synthesis, nanoparticle synthesis …

Multiblock copolymer synthesis via RAFT emulsion polymerization

GKK Clothier, TR Guimarães, SW Thompson… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
A multiblock copolymer is a polymer of a specific structure that consists of multiple covalently
linked segments, each comprising a different monomer type. The control of the monomer …

Boron-methylated dipyrromethene as a green light activated type I photoinitiator for rapid radical polymerizations

KY Chung, ZA Page - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2023 - ACS Publications
Unimolecular (Type I) radical photoinitiators (PIs) have transformed the chemical
manufacturing industry by enabling (stereo) lithography for microelectronics and emergent …

The emergence of reversible–deactivation radical polymerization in 3D printing

VA Bobrin, J Zhang, N Corrigan… - Advanced Materials …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The majority of materials 3D printed using vat photopolymerization techniques are prepared
by uncontrolled polymerization methods and cannot be easily modified to introduce …

Design of an Oxygen‐Tolerant Photo‐RAFT System for Protein‐Polymer Conjugation Achieving High Bioactivity

T Zhang, Z Wu, G Ng, C Boyer - … Chemie International Edition, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Protein‐polymer conjugates have significant potential in pharmaceutical and biomedical
applications. To enable their widespread use, robust conjugation techniques are crucial …

[HTML][HTML] The thermodynamics and kinetics of depolymerization: what makes vinyl monomer regeneration feasible?

V Lohmann, GR Jones, NP Truong, A Anastasaki - Chemical Science, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Depolymerization is potentially a highly advantageous method of recycling plastic waste
which could move the world closer towards a truly circular polymer economy. However …