Hyperbranched polymers: advances from synthesis to applications

Y Zheng, S Li, Z Weng, C Gao - Chemical Society Reviews, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Hyperbranched polymers (HPs) are highly branched three-dimensional (3D)
macromolecules. Their globular and dendritic architectures endow them with unique …

Design and preparation of porous polymers

D Wu, F Xu, B Sun, R Fu, H He… - Chemical …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Porosity can be viewed as a profound concept that helps us to understand nature and create
advanced structures. There are some interesting examples in nature, such as hollow …

[HTML][HTML] Living radical polymerization by the RAFT process–a third update

G Moad, E Rizzardo, SH Thang - Australian Journal of Chemistry, 2012 - CSIRO Publishing
This paper provides a third update to the review of reversible deactivation radical
polymerization (RDRP) achieved with thiocarbonylthio compounds (ZC (= S) SR) by a …

Complex polymer architectures via RAFT polymerization: From fundamental process to extending the scope using click chemistry and nature's building blocks

A Gregory, MH Stenzel - Progress in Polymer Science, 2012 - Elsevier
Reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization has made a huge
impact in macromolecular design. The first block copolymers were described early on …

Reticulated nanoporous polymers by controlled polymerization-induced microphase separation

M Seo, MA Hillmyer - Science, 2012 - science.org
Materials with percolating mesopores are attractive for applications such as catalysis,
nanotemplating, and separations. Polymeric frameworks are particularly appealing because …

Exploiting the Monomer-Feeding Mechanism of RAFT Emulsion Polymerization for Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly of Asymmetric Divinyl Monomers

J Zhou, Q Huang, L Zhang, J Tan - ACS Macro Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
We exploited the monomer-feeding mechanism of reversible addition–fragmentation chain
transfer (RAFT) emulsion polymerization to achieve the successful polymerization-induced …

[HTML][HTML] Controlled multi-vinyl monomer homopolymerization through vinyl oligomer combination as a universal approach to hyperbranched architectures

T Zhao, Y Zheng, J Poly, W Wang - Nature communications, 2013 - nature.com
The three-dimensional structures of hyperbranched materials have made them attractive in
many important applications. However, the preparation of hyperbranched materials remains …

Evolution of morphology, modulus, and conductivity in polymer electrolytes prepared via polymerization-induced phase separation

LD McIntosh, MW Schulze, MT Irwin, MA Hillmyer… - …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Polymer electrolytes are alternatives to liquid electrolytes traditionally used in
electrochemical devices such as lithium-ion batteries and fuel cells. In particular, block …

Controlled divinyl monomer polymerization mediated by Lewis pairs: A powerful synthetic strategy for functional polymers

YB Jia, WM Ren, SJ Liu, T Xu, YB Wang… - ACS Macro …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Lewis pair cooperation provides a facile approach for polymerizing dissymmetric divinyl
polar monomers such as 4-vinylbenzyl methacrylate in excellent regioselectivity and high …

One-pot synthesis of responsive sulfobetaine nanoparticles by RAFT polymerisation: the effect of branching on the UCST cloud point

H Willcock, A Lu, CF Hansell, E Chapman… - Polymer …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
We describe the one-pot synthesis of temperature-responsive branched polymer
nanoparticles. Reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerisation has …