Access to a wide range of plastic materials has been rationalized by the increased demand
from growing populations and the development of high-throughput production systems …

Reversible‐deactivation radical polymerizations (RDRPs) have revolutionized synthetic
polymer chemistry. Nowadays, RDRPs facilitate design and preparation of materials with …

The current practices in the generation and disposal of synthetic polymers are largely
unsustainable. As part of the solution, the development of biodegradable polymers, which …

This Perspective presents recent advances in macromolecular engineering enabled by
ATRP. They include the fundamental mechanistic and synthetic features of ATRP with …

Current status and future perspectives in atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) are
presented. Special emphasis is placed on mechanistic understanding of ATRP, recent …

Conspectus Nearly all polymers are derived from nonrenewable fossil resources, and their
disposal at their end of use presents significant environmental problems. Nonetheless …

Self-healing of covalently cross-linked polymers under an ambient visible light in the bulk
state, in air, at room temperature using radical exchange of thiuram disulfide units is …

Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP) is an effective technique for the design and
preparation of multifunctional, nanostructured materials for a variety of applications in …

The vast majority of commodity materials are obtained from fossil fuels. However, many
studies predict that all fossil resources will be depleted within a few centuries. Biomass …

Acrylates and polyacrylates have been produced massively due to their interesting
applications like Plexiglas. However, the contemporary issues of fossil depletion associated …