Industrial development of reversible-deactivation radical polymerization: is the induction period over?

M Destarac - Polymer Chemistry, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Reversible-deactivation radical polymerisation (RDRP) techniques are essential in modern
polymer chemistry. Over the years, they have become not only fantastic lab tools for the easy …

Asymmetric copolymers: synthesis, properties, and applications of gradient and other partially segregated copolymers

J Zhang, B Farias‐Mancilla, M Destarac… - Macromolecular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Asymmetric copolymers are a class of materials with intriguing properties. They can be
defined by a distribution of monomers within the polymer chain that is neither strictly …

Living in the fast lane—High throughput controlled/living radical polymerization

S Oliver, L Zhao, AJ Gormley, R Chapman… - …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Combinatorial and high throughput (HTP) methodologies have long been used by the
pharmaceutical industry to accelerate the rate of drug discovery. HTP techniques can also …

Effect of hydrophilic monomer distribution on self‐assembly of a pH‐responsive copolymer: spheres, worms and vesicles from a single copolymer composition

J Zhang, B Farias‐Mancilla, I Kulai… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
A series of copolymers containing 50 mol% acrylic acid (AA) and 50 mol% butyl acrylate
(BA) but with differing composition profiles ranging from an AA‐BA diblock copolymer to a …

Influence of Chain Length of Gradient and Block Copoly (2‐oxazoline) s on Self‐Assembly and Drug Encapsulation

O Sedlacek, V Bardoula, E Vuorimaa‐Laukkanen… - Small, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Amphiphilic gradient copolymers represent a promising alternative to extensively used block
copolymers due to their facile one‐step synthesis by statistical copolymerization of …

Spontaneous Gradients by ATRP and RAFT: Interchangeable Polymerization Methods?

KGE Bradford, RD Gilbert, MASN Weerasinghe… - …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The spontaneous gradient polymerization was investigated by ATRP and RAFT. The model
monomers for both systems were methyl methacrylate (MMA) and ethyl acrylate (EA) …

Hydrogels of Amphiphilic Triblock Copolymers with Independently Tunable pH and Temperature-Controlled Exchange Dynamics

N Coudert, C Debrie, S Harrisson, J Rieger… - …, 2023 - ACS Publications
BAB amphiphilic triblock copolymers comprising a central A-block of poly (dimethyl
acrylamide)(PDMAc) and poly (2-methoxyethyl acrylate)(PMEA) B-blocks containing 5 mol …

High throughput screening of glycopolymers: balance between cytotoxicity and antibacterial property

Y Zheng, Y Luo, K Feng, W Zhang, G Chen - ACS Macro Letters, 2019 - ACS Publications
To search for synthetic agents with low cytotoxicity and good antibacterial activity is essential
for antimicrobial applications. Here we report a high throughput technique that carried out in …

Fine-Tuning Gradient Copolymers with Diverse and Controlled Microstructure and Mechanical Properties via Monomer Sequence Distribution: An In Silico Study

JY Xing, S Li, R Shi, ZY Lu - Macromolecules, 2023 - ACS Publications
The microstructure of polymer chains plays a critical role in determining the performance of
polymeric materials. Various studies have demonstrated that aside from the overall …

RAFT copolymerization of vinyl acetate and acrylic acid in the selective solvent

EY Kozhunova, AV Plutalova, EV Chernikova - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization was successfully applied to
the synthesis of the gradient copolymer of acrylic acid and vinyl acetate in the selective …