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 …

The mechanochemical synthesis of polymers

A Krusenbaum, S Grätz, GT Tigineh… - Chemical Society …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Mechanochemistry–the utilization of mechanical forces to induce chemical reactions–is a
rarely considered tool for polymer synthesis. It offers numerous advantages such as reduced …

A comparison of RAFT and ATRP methods for controlled radical polymerization

NP Truong, GR Jones, KGE Bradford… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Reversible addition–fragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT) polymerization and atom transfer
radical polymerization (ATRP) are the two most common controlled radical polymerization …

Linear block copolymer synthesis

H Dau, GR Jones, E Tsogtgerel, D Nguyen… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Block copolymers form the basis of the most ubiquitous materials such as thermoplastic
elastomers, bridge interphases in polymer blends, and are fundamental for the development …

Recent developments and future challenges in controlled radical polymerization: a 2020 update

K Parkatzidis, HS Wang, NP Truong, A Anastasaki - Chem, 2020 - cell.com
This perspective summarizes the latest exciting developments in controlled radical
polymerization during the last decade (2010–2020). Our focus is to critically highlight …

Polymeric delivery of therapeutic nucleic acids

R Kumar, CF Santa Chalarca, MR Bockman… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The advent of genome editing has transformed the therapeutic landscape for several
debilitating diseases, and the clinical outlook for gene therapeutics has never been more …

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 …

Reversing RAFT polymerization: near-quantitative monomer generation via a catalyst-free depolymerization approach

HS Wang, NP Truong, Z Pei, ML Coote… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The ability to reverse controlled radical polymerization and regenerate the monomer would
be highly beneficial for both fundamental research and applications, yet this has remained …

Photo‐iniferter RAFT polymerization

M Hartlieb - Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Light‐mediated polymerization techniques offer distinct advantages over polymerization
reactions fueled by thermal energy, such as high spatial and temporal control as well as the …

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 …