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 …

Rational design of photocatalysts for controlled polymerization: effect of structures on photocatalytic activities

C Wu, N Corrigan, CH Lim, W Liu, G Miyake… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Over the past decade, the use of photocatalysts (PCs) in controlled polymerization has
brought new opportunities in sophisticated macromolecular synthesis. However, the …

Reversible-deactivation radical polymerization (Controlled/living radical polymerization): From discovery to materials design and applications

N Corrigan, K Jung, G Moad, CJ Hawker… - Progress in Polymer …, 2020 - Elsevier
Reversible-deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) processes, such as atom transfer
radical polymerization (ATRP), reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) …

Linear block copolymer synthesis

H Dau, GR Jones, E Tsogtgerel, D Nguyen… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Block copolymers form the basis of the most ubiquitous materials such as thermoplastic
elastomers, bridge interphases in polymer blends, and are fundamental for the development …

New redox strategies in organic synthesis by means of electrochemistry and photochemistry

J Liu, L Lu, D Wood, S Lin - ACS Central Science, 2020 - ACS Publications
As the breadth of radical chemistry grows, new means to promote and regulate single-
electron redox activities play increasingly important roles in driving modern synthetic …

Sequence control from mixtures: switchable polymerization catalysis and future materials applications

AC Deacy, GL Gregory, GS Sulley… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
There is an ever-increasing demand for higher-performing polymeric materials
counterbalanced by the need for sustainability throughout the life cycle. Copolymers …

Seeing the light: advancing materials chemistry through photopolymerization

N Corrigan, J Yeow, P Judzewitsch… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The application of photochemistry to polymer and material science has led to the
development of complex yet efficient systems for polymerization, polymer post …

Photoinduced controlled/living polymerizations

C Aydogan, G Yilmaz, A Shegiwal… - Angewandte …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The application of photochemistry in polymer synthesis is of interest due to the unique
possibilities offered compared to thermochemistry, including topological and temporal …

Rapid high-resolution visible light 3D printing

D Ahn, LM Stevens, K Zhou, ZA Page - ACS central science, 2020 - ACS Publications
Light-driven 3D printing to convert liquid resins into solid objects (ie, photocuring) has
traditionally been dominated by engineering disciplines, yielding the fastest build speeds …

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 …