Atom transfer radical polymerization: a mechanistic perspective

F Lorandi, M Fantin… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Since its inception, atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) has seen continuous
evolution in terms of the design of the catalyst and reaction conditions; today, it is one of the …

Synthesis and applications of anisotropic nanoparticles with precisely defined dimensions

AK Pearce, TR Wilks, MC Arno… - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2021 - nature.com
Shape and size play powerful roles in determining the properties of a material; controlling
these aspects with precision is therefore an important, fundamental goal of the chemical …

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 …

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 …

Macromolecular engineering by atom transfer radical polymerization

K Matyjaszewski, NV Tsarevsky - Journal of the American …, 2014 - ACS Publications
This Perspective presents recent advances in macromolecular engineering enabled by
ATRP. They include the fundamental mechanistic and synthetic features of ATRP with …

Current status and outlook for ATRP

K Matyjaszewski - European Polymer Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) is one of the most often used controlled radical
polymerization techniques. It employs very small amounts (ppm) of Cu complexes in the …

Supramolecular polymer materials based on ureidopyrimidinone quadruple hydrogen bonding units

J Verjans, R Hoogenboom - Progress in Polymer Science, 2023 - Elsevier
Supramolecular polymer materials are polymeric structures that are physically crosslinked
by non-covalent interactions such as ionic interactions, host-guest complexation and …

Brush-modified materials: Control of molecular architecture, assembly behavior, properties and applications

J Yan, MR Bockstaller, K Matyjaszewski - Progress in Polymer Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Recent progress in surface-initiated polymerization enables the deliberate polymer
modification of nanoscopic surfaces with high levels of precision. This has given rise to the …

Charge, aspect ratio, and plant species affect uptake efficiency and translocation of polymeric agrochemical nanocarriers

Y Zhang, MR Martinez, H Sun, M Sun… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
An incomplete understanding of how agrochemical nanocarrier properties affect their uptake
and translocation in plants limits their application for promoting sustainable agriculture …

Synthesis and applications of ZnO/polymer nanohybrids

Z Wang, MR Bockstaller, K Matyjaszewski - ACS Materials Letters, 2021 - ACS Publications
Because of its distinctive combination of physical properties such as high thermal
conductivity, ultraviolet (UV) absorbance, or catalytic behavior, zinc oxide-based …