A critical survey of dithiocarbamate reversible addition‐fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) agents in radical polymerization

G Moad - Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This article provides a critical review of the properties, synthesis, and applications of
dithiocarbamates Z′ Z ″NC (= S) SR as mediators in reversible addition‐fragmentation …

[HTML][HTML] Mixed polymer brushes for “smart” surfaces

M Li, CW Pester - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Mixed polymer brushes (MPBs) are composed of two or more disparate polymers covalently
tethered to a substrate. The resulting phase segregated morphologies have been …

Catalyst-free selective photoactivation of RAFT polymerization: a facile route for preparation of comblike and bottlebrush polymers

S Shanmugam, J Cuthbert, T Kowalewski… - …, 2018 - ACS Publications
We report a novel photoiniferter approach toward enabling chemoselective fragmentation of
reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization using two different …

Iodine-mediated reversible-deactivation radical polymerization: a powerful strategy for polymer synthesis

Y Ni, L Zhang, Z Cheng, X Zhu - Polymer Chemistry, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Nowadays, well-defined polymers can be easily obtained through different techniques
benefitting from the tremendous progress achieved in reversible-deactivation radical …

Transformation of gels via catalyst-free selective RAFT photoactivation

S Shanmugam, J Cuthbert, J Flum, M Fantin… - Polymer …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
This work explores the concept of structurally tailored and engineered macromolecular
(STEM) networks by proposing a novel metal-free approach to prepare the networks. STEM …

[HTML][HTML] STEM gels by controlled radical polymerization

J Cuthbert, AC Balazs, T Kowalewski… - Trends in Chemistry, 2020 - cell.com
Structurally tailored and engineered macromolecular (STEM) gels are an addition to the field
of advanced polymeric materials and additive/subtractive molecular manufacturing. Taking …

Biocompatible choline iodide catalysts for green living radical polymerization of functional polymers

CG Wang, F Hanindita, A Goto - ACS Macro Letters, 2018 - ACS Publications
Herein, nontoxic and metabolizable choline iodide analogues, including choline iodide,
acetylcholine iodide, and butyrylcholine iodide, were successfully utilized as novel catalysts …

Visible light controlled aqueous RAFT continuous flow polymerization with oxygen tolerance

J Peng, Q Xu, Y Ni, L Zhang, Z Cheng, X Zhu - Polymer Chemistry, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
In this work, hydrophilic poly (ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate (PPEGMA) was
successfully synthesized via a fast visible light controlled reversible addition–fragmentation …

[HTML][HTML] Recent progress and applications enabled via electrochemically triggered and controlled chain-growth polymerizations

B Zhao, P Wilson - Polymer Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The use of external stimuli to trigger and/or control polymer synthesis has become a
prominent research theme over the last 20 years. With the need for more sustainable …

[HTML][HTML] Double thermoresponsive graft copolymers with different chain ends: feasible precursors for covalently crosslinked hydrogels

J Xu, V Abetz - Soft matter, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The tailored synthesis of graft copolymers from acrylic and methacrylic monomers can be
accomplished solely through photoiniferter reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer …