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 …

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 …

50th Anniversary Perspective: RAFT PolymerizationA User Guide

S Perrier - Macromolecules, 2017 - ACS Publications
This Perspective summarizes the features and limitations of reversible addition–
fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization, highlighting its strengths and …

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 …

Surface-initiated controlled radical polymerization: state-of-the-art, opportunities, and challenges in surface and interface engineering with polymer brushes

JO Zoppe, NC Ataman, P Mocny, J Wang… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The generation of polymer brushes by surface-initiated controlled radical polymerization (SI-
CRP) techniques has become a powerful approach to tailor the chemical and physical …

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 …

Sequence-controlled polymers

JF Lutz, M Ouchi, DR Liu, M Sawamoto - Science, 2013 - science.org
Background During the last few decades, progress has been made in manipulating the
architecture of synthetic polymer materials. However, the primary structure—that is, the …

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 …

RAFT polymerization to form stimuli-responsive polymers

G Moad - Polymer Chemistry, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Stimuli-responsive polymers adapt to their surrounding environment. These polymers are
capable of responding to a variety of external stimuli, which include optical, electrical …

Cu (0)-mediated living radical polymerization: a versatile tool for materials synthesis

A Anastasaki, V Nikolaou, G Nurumbetov… - Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
During the past decade we have witnessed the rapid development and understanding of
living radical polymerization (LRP)(or reversible deactivation radical polymerizations …