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 …

Alkyl borane-mediated metal-free ring-opening (co) polymerizations of oxygenated monomers

C Zhang, X Geng, X Zhang, Y Gnanou… - Progress in Polymer …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sensibility to environmental concerns and the actual demand for polymeric materials free of
any metal contaminants in most applications have directed research towards significant …

Photo‐iniferter RAFT polymerization

M Hartlieb - Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Light‐mediated polymerization techniques offer distinct advantages over polymerization
reactions fueled by thermal energy, such as high spatial and temporal control as well as the …

Degradable and recyclable polymers by reversible deactivation radical polymerization

MR Martinez, K Matyjaszewski - CCS Chemistry, 2022 - chinesechemsoc.org
Reversible deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) provides unprecedented control over
polymer composition, size, functionality, and topology. Various materials, such as linear …

A Photoinduced Dual‐Wavelength Approach for 3D Printing and Self‐Healing of Thermosetting Materials

Z Zhang, N Corrigan, C Boyer - Angewandte Chemie, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Vat photopolymerization‐based 3D printing techniques have been widely used to produce
high‐resolution 3D thermosetting materials. However, the lack of repairability of these …

Sequence-Reversible Construction of Oxygen-Rich Block Copolymers from Epoxide Mixtures by Organoboron Catalysts

YY Zhang, GW Yang, R Xie, XF Zhu… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Switchable catalysis, in combination with epoxide-involved ring-opening (co)
polymerization, is a powerful technique that can be used to synthesize various oxygen-rich …

Excitation dependence in photoiniferter polymerization

RW Hughes, ME Lott, JI Bowman… - ACS Macro …, 2022 - ACS Publications
We report on a fundamental feature of photoiniferter polymerizations mediated with
trithiocarbonates and xanthates. The polymerizations were found to be highly dependent on …

Organoboron-mediated polymerizations

YY Zhang, GW Yang, C Lu, XF Zhu, Y Wang… - Chemical Society …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The scientific community has witnessed extensive developments and applications of
organoboron compounds as synthetic elements and metal-free catalysts for the construction …

Photoinduced SET to access olefin-acrylate copolymers

JB Garrison, RW Hughes, JB Young, BS Sumerlin - Polymer Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The advantageous material properties that arise from combining non-polar olefin monomers
with activated vinyl monomers have led to considerable progress in the development of …

Brush-modified hydrogels: Preparations, properties, and applications

B Wu, E Feng, Y Liao, H Liu, R Tang… - Chemistry of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The rational design of hydrogels with unique properties has unlocked their valuable and
underlying capabilities for various applications in biomedicine, materials science, and …