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 …

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 …

Bio-sourced monomers and cationic photopolymerization–The green combination towards eco-friendly and non-toxic materials

L Pierau, C Elian, J Akimoto, Y Ito, S Caillol… - Progress in Polymer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cationic photopolymerization is amongst the greenest processes used to obtain polymers
since light is abundant, inexpensive and allows for rapid and waste-less curing at room …

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 …

Inverse miniemulsion enables the continuous-flow synthesis of controlled ultra-high molecular weight polymers

CLG Davidson IV, ME Lott, L Trachsel… - ACS Macro …, 2023 - ACS Publications
We report the controlled synthesis of ultra-high molecular weight (UHMW) polymers (M n≥
106 g/mol) via continuous flow in a tubular reactor. At high monomer conversion, UHMW …

Orthogonal Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization and Reversible Addition–Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization for Controlled Polymer Architectures

B Niu, L Zhang, J Tan - Macromolecules, 2024 - ACS Publications
Here, we report an orthogonal atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and reversible
addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization approach by selecting a …

Selective photoactivation of trithiocarbonates mediated by metal naphthalocyanines and overcoming activation barriers using thermal energy

Z Wu, K Jung, C Wu, G Ng, L Wang, J Liu… - Journal of the …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Metal naphthalocyanines (MNcs) were demonstrated to be efficient photocatalysts to
activate photoinduced electron-transfer reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer …

Combining green light-activated photoiniferter RAFT polymerization and RAFT dispersion polymerization for graft copolymer assemblies

S Yang, L Zhang, Y Chen, J Tan - Macromolecules, 2022 - ACS Publications
Although reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) dispersion polymerization-
induced self-assembly (PISA) has become one of the most attractive methods for the …

Using RAFT Polymerization Methodologies to Create Branched and Nanogel-Type Copolymers

A Skandalis, T Sentoukas, D Selianitis, A Balafouti… - Materials, 2024 - mdpi.com
This review aims to highlight the most recent advances in the field of the synthesis of
branched copolymers and nanogels using reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer …

Shape-Controlled synthesis of conjugated microporous polymer nanotubes and their implementation in continuous flow polymerization

X Li, XJ Zhang, WL Guo, Y Huang, T Cai - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Flow reactors have materialized as a reliable and sustainable approach toward polymer
production and processing to promote efficient and uniform irradiation pathways. However …