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 …

Mucus-inspired dynamic hydrogels: Synthesis and future perspectives

R Bej, R Haag - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2022 - ACS Publications
Mucus hydrogels at biointerfaces are crucial for protecting against foreign pathogens and for
the biological functions of the underlying cells. Since mucus can bind to and host both …

Polymerizations by RAFT: Developments of the Technique and Its Application in the Synthesis of Tailored (Co) polymers

M Semsarilar, V Abetz - Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization is an increasingly
popular method of controlled radical polymerization and remarkable advances is made in …

Controlling radical polymerization with biocatalysts

R Li, W Kong, Z An - Macromolecules, 2023 - ACS Publications
Reversible deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) is a set of powerful and versatile
methods for the synthesis of well-defined polymers. Over the past two decades, the …

Enzyme catalysis for reversible deactivation radical polymerization

R Li, W Kong, Z An - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Enzyme catalysis has been increasingly utilized in reversible deactivation radical
polymerization (Enz‐RDRP) on account of its mildness, efficiency, and sustainability. In this …

An Atom‐Economic Enzymatic Cascade Catalysis for High‐Throughput RAFT Synthesis of Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polymers

R Li, S Zhang, Q Li, GG Qiao… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
High‐throughput synthesis of well‐defined, ultrahigh molecular weight (UHMW) polymers by
green approaches is highly desirable but remains unexplored. We report the creation of an …

100th anniversary of macromolecular science viewpoint: achieving ultrahigh molecular weights with reversible deactivation radical polymerization

Z An - ACS Macro Letters, 2020 - ACS Publications
Synthetic strategies for achieving ultrahigh molecular weights via reversible deactivation
radical polymerization are discussed from the mechanistic, kinetic, and experimental …

Achieving Ultrahigh Molecular Weights with Diverse Architectures for Unconjugated Monomers through Oxygen‐Tolerant Photoenzymatic RAFT Polymerization

R Li, Z An - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Achieving well‐defined polymers with ultrahigh molecular weight (UHMW) is an enduring
pursuit in the field of reversible deactivation radical polymerization. Synthetic protocols have …

Bacterial redox potential powers controlled radical polymerization

MD Nothling, H Cao, TG McKenzie… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Microbes employ a remarkably intricate electron transport system to extract energy from the
environment. The respiratory cascade of bacteria culminates in the terminal transfer of …

The Power of Automation in Polymer Chemistry: Precision Synthesis of Multiblock Copolymers with Block Sequence Control

VF Jafari, Z Mossayebi, S Allison‐Logan… - … A European Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Machines can revolutionize the field of chemistry and material science, driving the
development of new chemistries, increasing productivity, and facilitating reaction scale up …