Over the past two decades, controlled radical polymerization has revolutionized the design and synthesis of new polymer-based materials. This presentation will focus on the exploitation of nitroxide-mediated polymerization (NMP), atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), and reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization for the preparation of block copolymer-based materials. We will discuss the use of NMP and RAFT polymerization for the preparation of thermally responsive block copolymer assemblies and the use of NMP, ATRP, and RAFT in the construction of block copolymer/metal hybrid materials.

Mainstreaming of radicalism: Controlled radical polymerization in the design and synthesis of new materials

248th National Meeting (2014)

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