Controlling polymer properties through the shape of the molecular-weight distribution

DT Gentekos, RJ Sifri, BP Fors - Nature Reviews Materials, 2019 - nature.com
The manipulation of a polymer's properties without altering its chemical composition is a
major challenge in polymer chemistry, materials science and engineering. Although …

Tailoring polymer dispersity and shape of molecular weight distributions: methods and applications

R Whitfield, NP Truong, D Messmer, K Parkatzidis… - Chemical …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The width and shape of molecular weight distributions can significantly affect the properties
of polymeric materials and thus are key parameters to control. This mini-review aims to …

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 …

Near‐Infrared Light‐Induced Reversible Deactivation Radical Polymerization: Expanding Frontiers in Photopolymerization

Z Wu, C Boyer - Advanced Science, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Photoinduced reversible deactivation radical polymerization (photo‐RDRP) or photoinduced
controlled/living radical polymerization has emerged as a versatile and powerful technique …

Tuning dispersity by photoinduced atom transfer radical polymerisation: monomodal distributions with ppm copper concentration

R Whitfield, K Parkatzidis, M Rolland… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Dispersity significantly affects the properties of polymers. However, current methods for
controlling the polymer dispersity are limited to bimodal molecular weight distributions …

Concurrent control over sequence and dispersity in multiblock copolymers

MN Antonopoulou, R Whitfield, NP Truong, D Wyers… - Nature Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
Controlling monomer sequence and dispersity in synthetic macromolecules is a major goal
in polymer science as both parameters determine materials' properties and functions …

Precise control of both dispersity and molecular weight distribution shape by polymer blending

R Whitfield, NP Truong, A Anastasaki - Angewandte Chemie, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The breadth and the shape of molecular weight distributions can significantly influence
fundamental polymer properties that are critical for various applications. However, current …

Opportunities, challenges, and pitfalls in making, characterizing, and understanding polymer brushes

CW Pester, HA Klok, EM Benetti - Macromolecules, 2023 - ACS Publications
Polymer brushes have been theoretically described, their behavior under diverse conditions
has been modeled, and their preparation via surface-initiated polymerizations (SIPs) has …

Sha** the structure and response of surface-grafted polymer brushes via the molecular weight distribution

JC Conrad, ML Robertson - JACS Au, 2023 - ACS Publications
Breadth in the molecular weight distribution is an inherent feature of synthetic polymer
systems. While in the past this was typically considered as an unavoidable consequence of …

Tuning dispersity of linear polymers and polymeric brushes grown from nanoparticles by atom transfer radical polymerization

R Yin, Z Wang, MR Bockstaller, K Matyjaszewski - Polymer Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Molecular weight distribution imposes considerable influence on the properties of polymers,
making it an important parameter, impacting morphology and structural behavior of …