Reversible-deactivation radical polymerization (Controlled/living radical polymerization): From discovery to materials design and applications

N Corrigan, K Jung, G Moad, CJ Hawker… - Progress in Polymer …, 2020 - Elsevier
Reversible-deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) processes, such as atom transfer
radical polymerization (ATRP), reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) …

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 …

Polymerization induced microphase separation for the fabrication of nanostructured materials

K Lee, N Corrigan, C Boyer - Angewandte Chemie, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Polymerization induced microphase separation (PIMS) is a strategy used to develop unique
nanostructures with highly useful morphologies through the microphase separation of …

Degradable and recyclable polymers by reversible deactivation radical polymerization

MR Martinez, K Matyjaszewski - CCS Chemistry, 2022 - chinesechemsoc.org
Reversible deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) provides unprecedented control over
polymer composition, size, functionality, and topology. Various materials, such as linear …

Star polymers

JM Ren, TG McKenzie, Q Fu, EHH Wong, J Xu… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Recent advances in controlled/living polymerization techniques and highly efficient coupling
chemistries have enabled the facile synthesis of complex polymer architectures with …

Block copolymers: Synthesis, self-assembly, and applications

H Feng, X Lu, W Wang, NG Kang, JW Mays - Polymers, 2017 - mdpi.com
Research on block copolymers (BCPs) has played a critical role in the development of
polymer chemistry, with numerous pivotal contributions that have advanced our ability to …

Quaternary ammonium-based biomedical materials: State-of-the-art, toxicological aspects and antimicrobial resistance

Y Jiao, L Niu, S Ma, J Li, FR Tay, J Chen - Progress in polymer science, 2017 - Elsevier
Microbial infections affect humans worldwide. Many quaternary ammonium compounds
have been synthesized that are not only antibacterial, but also possess antifungal, antiviral …

A critical appraisal of RAFT-mediated polymerization-induced self-assembly

SL Canning, GN Smith, SP Armes - Macromolecules, 2016 - ACS Publications
Recently, polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) has become widely recognized as a
robust and efficient route to produce block copolymer nanoparticles of controlled size …

PET-RAFT polymerization: Mechanistic perspectives for future materials

ML Allegrezza, D Konkolewicz - ACS Macro Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
In the past decade, photochemistry has emerged as a growing area in organic and polymer
chemistry. Use of light to drive polymerization has advantages by imparting spatial and …

Expanding the scope of RAFT polymerization: recent advances and new horizons

MR Hill, RN Carmean, BS Sumerlin - Macromolecules, 2015 - ACS Publications
Reversible deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) has revolutionized modern polymer
chemistry over the past two decades, thus laying the groundwork for the synthesis of …