Rational design of photocatalysts for controlled polymerization: effect of structures on photocatalytic activities

C Wu, N Corrigan, CH Lim, W Liu, G Miyake… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Over the past decade, the use of photocatalysts (PCs) in controlled polymerization has
brought new opportunities in sophisticated macromolecular synthesis. However, the …

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) …

Up in the air: oxygen tolerance in controlled/living radical polymerisation

J Yeow, R Chapman, AJ Gormley… - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The requirement for deoxygenation in controlled/living radical polymerisation (CLRP) places
significant limitations on its widespread implementation by necessitating the use of large …

Fluoropolymer nanoparticles synthesized via reversible-deactivation radical polymerizations and their applications

Z Zhang, K Chen, B Ameduri, M Chen - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Fluorinated polymeric nanoparticles (FPNPs) combine unique properties of fluorocarbon
and polymeric nanoparticles, which has stimulated massive interest for decades. However …

Rapid high‐resolution 3D printing and surface functionalization via type I photoinitiated RAFT polymerization

K Lee, N Corrigan, C Boyer - … Chemie International Edition, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
RAFT facilitated digital light projection 3D printing of polymeric materials provides a
convenient and facile route for inducing post‐fabrication transformations via reactivation of …

Controlled Radical Copolymerization toward Well‐Defined Fluoropolymers

K Chen, X Guo, M Chen - Angewandte Chemie, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In the past 80 years, fluoropolymers have found broad applications in both industrial and
academic settings, owing to their unique physicochemical properties. Copolymerizations of …

Evolution and future directions of metal-free atom transfer radical polymerization

EH Discekici, A Anastasaki, J Read de Alaniz… - …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The increasing impact of atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) in fields beyond
traditional polymer science has necessitated the development of alternative strategies for …

Polymerization in living organisms

D Wu, J Lei, Z Zhang, F Huang, M Buljan… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Vital biomacromolecules, such as RNA, DNA, polysaccharides and proteins, are
synthesized inside cells via the polymerization of small biomolecules to support and multiply …

Controlled radical copolymerization of fluoroalkenes by using light-driven redox-relay catalysis

Y Zhao, Y Chen, H Zhou, Y Zhou, K Chen, Y Gu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Fluoroalkenes are feedstocks in the manufacture of high-performance fluoropolymers with
various applications. However, the synthesis of well-defined fluoropolymers typically …

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 …