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 …

Temperature-and light-responsive smart polymer materials

FD Jochum, P Theato - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Stimuli-responsive polymers have been attracting great interest within the scientific
community for several decades. The unique feature to respond to small changes in the …

50th Anniversary Perspective: Polymer Functionalization

E Blasco, MB Sims, AS Goldmann, BS Sumerlin… - …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The translation of small molecule chemistries into efficient methodologies for polymer
functionalization spans several decades, enabling critical advances in soft matter materials …

Activated ester containing polymers: opportunities and challenges for the design of functional macromolecules

A Das, P Theato - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
Rapidly growing demand of functional polymers in various interdisciplinary areas of
research has accentuated the need for modern synthetic tools to develop advanced …

RAFT agent design and synthesis

DJ Keddie, G Moad, E Rizzardo, SH Thang - Macromolecules, 2012 - ACS Publications
This Perspective reviews the design and synthesis of RAFT agents. First, we briefly detail the
basic design features that should be considered when selecting a RAFT agent or macro …

Bioapplications of RAFT polymerization

C Boyer, V Bulmus, TP Davis, V Ladmiral, J Liu… - Chemical …, 2009 - ACS Publications
A living radical polymerization (LRP) is a free radical polymerization that aims at displaying
living character,(ie, does not terminate or transfer and is able to continue polymerization …

Living radical polymerization by the RAFT process–a second update

G Moad, E Rizzardo, SH Thang - Australian journal of chemistry, 2009 - CSIRO Publishing
This paper provides a second update to the review of reversible deactivation radical
polymerization achieved with thiocarbonylthio compounds (ZC (= S) SR) by a mechanism of …

Standing on the shoulders of Hermann Staudinger: Post‐polymerization modification from past to present

KA Günay, P Theato, HA Klok - Journal of Polymer Science Part …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
With a span as long as the history of polymer science itself, post‐polymerization modification
represents a versatile platform for the preparation of diversely functionalized polymers from …

Telechelic polymers by living and controlled/living polymerization methods

MA Tasdelen, MU Kahveci, Y Yagci - Progress in Polymer Science, 2011 - Elsevier
Telechelic polymers, defined as macromolecules that contain two reactive end groups, are
used as cross-linkers, chain extenders, and important building blocks for various …

End‐functional polymers, thiocarbonylthio group removal/transformation and reversible addition–fragmentation–chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization

G Moad, E Rizzardo, SH Thang - Polymer International, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
This review focuses on processes for thiocarbonylthio group removal/transformation of
polymers synthesized by radical polymerization with reversible addition‐fragmentation …