Recent developments and future challenges in controlled radical polymerization: a 2020 update

K Parkatzidis, HS Wang, NP Truong, A Anastasaki - Chem, 2020 - cell.com
This perspective summarizes the latest exciting developments in controlled radical
polymerization during the last decade (2010–2020). Our focus is to critically highlight …

Ultrasonics in polymer science: applications and challenges

ARSS Kumar, A Padmakumar, U Kalita… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Ultrasonic waves in a liquid media generate both chemical and mechanistic effects that are
actively used to perform chemical reactions, polymer synthesis, nanoparticle synthesis …

Precision polymer synthesis by controlled radical polymerization: Fusing the progress from polymer chemistry and reaction engineering

YN Zhou, JJ Li, TT Wang, YY Wu, ZH Luo - Progress in Polymer Science, 2022 - Elsevier
During the first 100 years of polymer science, controlled radical polymerization (also
recommended as reversible deactivation radical polymerization) is undoubtedly a …

Emerging trends in polymerization-induced self-assembly

NJW Penfold, J Yeow, C Boyer, SP Armes - ACS Macro Letters, 2019 - ACS Publications
In this Perspective, we summarize recent progress in polymerization-induced self-assembly
(PISA) for the rational synthesis of block copolymer nanoparticles with various …

Progress and perspectives beyond traditional RAFT polymerization

MD Nothling, Q Fu, A Reyhani… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The development of advanced materials based on well‐defined polymeric architectures is
proving to be a highly prosperous research direction across both industry and academia …

Role of external field in polymerization: mechanism and kinetics

YN Zhou, JJ Li, YY Wu, ZH Luo - Chemical reviews, 2020 - ACS Publications
The past decades have witnessed an increasing interest in develo** advanced
polymerization techniques subjected to external fields. Various physical modulations, such …

Bio-inspired mechanically adaptive materials through vibration-induced crosslinking

Z Wang, J Wang, J Ayarza, T Steeves, Z Hu, S Manna… - Nature Materials, 2021 - nature.com
In nature, bone adapts to mechanical forces it experiences, strengthening itself to match the
conditions placed upon it. Here we report a composite material that adapts to the …

Advances in polymerizations modulated by external stimuli

AM Doerr, JM Burroughs, SR Gitter, X Yang… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Synthetic polymer chemistry endeavors to imitate the spatial and temporal control exhibited
within biological systems to obtain well-defined polymeric materials with unique structures …

Tribochemically controlled atom transfer radical polymerization enabled by contact electrification

C Wang, R Zhao, W Fan, L Li, H Feng… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Traditional mechanochemically controlled reversible‐deactivation radical polymerization
(RDRP) utilizes ultrasound or ball milling to regenerate activators, which induce side …

Mechanoredox Catalysis Enables a Sustainable and Versatile Reversible Addition‐Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization Process

P Chakma, SM Zeitler, F Baum, J Yu… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The sustainable synthesis of macromolecules with control over sequence and molar mass
remains a challenge in polymer chemistry. By coupling mechanochemistry and electron …