RAFT polymerization to form stimuli-responsive polymers

G Moad - Polymer Chemistry, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
Stimuli-responsive polymers adapt to their surrounding environment. These polymers are
capable of responding to a variety of external stimuli, which include optical, electrical …

Applications of orthogonal “click” chemistries in the synthesis of functional soft materials

RK Iha, KL Wooley, AM Nystrom, DJ Burke… - Chemical …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Applications for advanced functional soft materials that possess precisely engineered
properties and functional groups have been expanding significantly with the development of …

Solvent‐Free Chemical Recycling of Polymethacrylates made by ATRP and RAFT polymerization: High‐Yielding Depolymerization at Low Temperatures

R Whitfield, GR Jones, NP Truong… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Although controlled radical polymerization is an excellent tool to make precision polymeric
materials, reversal of the process to retrieve the starting monomer is far less explored …

Getting into shape: reflections on a new generation of cylindrical nanostructures' self-assembly using polymer building blocks

JC Foster, S Varlas, B Couturaud, Z Coe… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Cylinders are fascinating structures with uniquely high surface area, internal volume, and
rigidity. On the nanoscale, a broad range of applications have demonstrated advantageous …

Acetylenic polymers: syntheses, structures, and functions

J Liu, JWY Lam, BZ Tang - Chemical reviews, 2009 - ACS Publications
The synthesis of polymers is of academic value and technological implication and has been
developed as an important area of research over a long history. 1 The first reports about …

Strategies for chemical modification of graphene and applications of chemically modified graphene

J Liu, J Tang, JJ Gooding - Journal of materials chemistry, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
Graphene's unique thermal, electric and mechanical properties originate from its structure,
including being single-atom thick, two-dimensional and extensively conjugated. These …

The development of microgels/nanogels for drug delivery applications

JK Oh, R Drumright, DJ Siegwart… - Progress in polymer …, 2008 - Elsevier
Microgels/nanogels are crosslinked polymeric particles, which can be considered as
hydrogels if they are composed of water soluble/swellable polymer chains. They possess …

Tailoring polymer dispersity by RAFT polymerization: a versatile approach

R Whitfield, K Parkatzidis, NP Truong, T Junkers… - Chem, 2020 - cell.com
Dispersity (Ɖ) can significantly affect polymer properties and is a key parameter in materials
design. Here, we report a straightforward and versatile batch method based on reversible …

[HTML][HTML] Radical addition–fragmentation chemistry in polymer synthesis

G Moad, E Rizzardo, SH Thang - Polymer, 2008 - Elsevier
This review traces the development of addition–fragmentation chain transfer agents and
related ring-opening monomers highlighting recent innovation in these areas. The major …

Living radical polymerization by the RAFT process–a second update

G Moad, E Rizzardo, SH Thang - Australian journal of chemistry, 2009 - CSIRO Publishing
This paper provides a second update to the review of reversible deactivation radical
polymerization achieved with thiocarbonylthio compounds (ZC (= S) SR) by a mechanism of …