Emerging trends in polymerization-induced self-assembly

NJW Penfold, J Yeow, C Boyer, SP Armes - ACS Macro Letters, 2019 - ACS Publications
In this Perspective, we summarize recent progress in polymerization-induced self-assembly
(PISA) for the rational synthesis of block copolymer nanoparticles with various …

Fenton‐chemistry‐mediated radical polymerization

A Reyhani, TG McKenzie, Q Fu… - Macromolecular rapid …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In this review, the power of a classical chemical reaction, the Fenton reaction for initiating
radical polymerizations, is demonstrated. The reaction between the Fenton reagents (ie …

Bacterial redox potential powers controlled radical polymerization

MD Nothling, H Cao, TG McKenzie… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Microbes employ a remarkably intricate electron transport system to extract energy from the
environment. The respiratory cascade of bacteria culminates in the terminal transfer of …

A cocktail of vitamins for aqueous RAFT polymerization in an open-to-air microtiter plate

T Zhang, J Yeow, C Boyer - Polymer Chemistry, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
In this manuscript, we report a highly biocompatible benchtop photoinitiation system for
polymer synthesis by employing a combination of vitamin B2 (riboflavin) and vitamin C …

High chain-end fidelity in sono-RAFT polymerization

AK Padmakumar, ARSS Kumar, S Allison-Logan… - Polymer …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The chain-end fidelity of polymers synthesized via the sono-RAFT technique in an aqueous
medium was investigated by performing chain extension studies and preparation of multi …

Redox‐Initiated RAFT Polymerization and (Electro) chemical Activation of RAFT Agents

F Lorandi, M Fantin… - … : Methods, Synthesis and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Redox chemical and electrochemical approaches to initiating and externally controlling
reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization enable the …

Fenton-RAFT polymerization in organic media

A Reyhani, RAL Wylie, ARSS Kumar, AR Mazo… - Polymer …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Fenton-RAFT polymerization is of growing interest in the field of reversible deactivation
radical polymerization (RDRP) due to its ability to efficiently initiate polymerization through …

Propranolol degradation through processes based on the generation of hydroxyl free radical

HA Nájera-Aguilar, R Mayorga-Santis… - Journal of Water and …, 2022 - iwaponline.com
Pharmaceutical substances such as propranolol (PRO) are an emerging class of aquatic
contaminants that have increasingly been detected in ground and surface water. For this …

Overview of RAFT polymerization

G Moad, E Rizzardo - RAFT Polymerization: Methods …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization, making use of
thiocarbonylthio transfer agents, was announced to the world just over 21 years ago. RAFT …