[HTML][HTML] Photocontrolled RAFT polymerization: past, present, and future

Y Lee, C Boyer, MS Kwon - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
In this review, we provide a brief history, progress, and applications, and discuss the
remaining challenges of photocontrolled reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer …

Photons or electrons? A critical comparison of electrochemistry and photoredox catalysis for organic synthesis

NES Tay, D Lehnherr, T Rovis - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Redox processes are at the heart of synthetic methods that rely on either electrochemistry or
photoredox catalysis, but how do electrochemistry and photoredox catalysis compare? Both …

Linear block copolymer synthesis

H Dau, GR Jones, E Tsogtgerel, D Nguyen… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Block copolymers form the basis of the most ubiquitous materials such as thermoplastic
elastomers, bridge interphases in polymer blends, and are fundamental for the development …

Precision polymer synthesis by controlled radical polymerization: Fusing the progress from polymer chemistry and reaction engineering

YN Zhou, JJ Li, TT Wang, YY Wu, ZH Luo - Progress in Polymer Science, 2022 - Elsevier
During the first 100 years of polymer science, controlled radical polymerization (also
recommended as reversible deactivation radical polymerization) is undoubtedly a …

Alkyne-palladium (II)-catalyzed living polymerization of isocyanides: an exploration of diverse structures and functions

N Liu, L Zhou, ZQ Wu - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2021 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Inspired by the perfect helical structures and the resulting exquisite functions of
biomacromolecules, helical polymers have attracted increasing attention in recent years …

Bioactive synthetic polymers

K Jung, N Corrigan, EHH Wong, C Boyer - Advanced Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Synthetic polymers are omnipresent in society as textiles and packaging materials, in
construction and medicine, among many other important applications. Alternatively, natural …

Light-controlled radical polymerization: mechanisms, methods, and applications

M Chen, M Zhong, JA Johnson - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
The use of light to mediate controlled radical polymerization has emerged as a powerful
strategy for rational polymer synthesis and advanced materials fabrication. This review …

[HTML][HTML] Ultra-strong bio-glue from genetically engineered polypeptides

C Ma, J Sun, B Li, Y Feng, Y Sun, L Xiang, B Wu… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The development of biomedical glues is an important, yet challenging task as seemingly
mutually exclusive properties need to be combined in one material, ie strong adhesion and …

Photoinduced electron transfer reactions for macromolecular syntheses

S Dadashi-Silab, S Doran, Y Yagci - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
Photochemical reactions, particularly those involving photoinduced electron transfer
processes, establish a substantial contribution to the modern synthetic chemistry, and the …

Fluoropolymer nanoparticles synthesized via reversible-deactivation radical polymerizations and their applications

Z Zhang, K Chen, B Ameduri, M Chen - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
Fluorinated polymeric nanoparticles (FPNPs) combine unique properties of fluorocarbon
and polymeric nanoparticles, which has stimulated massive interest for decades. However …