In the past 25 years, Controlled Radical Polymerization (CRP) techniques revolutionized the field of material science. Indeed such techniques provide a convenient way to produce a broad range of polymer architectures and compositions exhibiting unprecedented properties. Among the different techniques currently used in CRP, Nitroxide Mediated Polymerization1(NMP) has attracted a renewal of interest because of its simplicity, since in most cases it requires only adding the suitable alkoxyamine to the polymerization system, scheme 1. Figure 1.  Activation-deactivation equilibrium in Nitroxide Mediated PolymerizationIn this lecture we will present an overview on the NMP technique. More particularly the kinetic aspects, features and achievements of NMP since its discovery will be discussed. Then, the potential of NMP will be illustrated through the preparation of high performance materials finding applications in the fields of energy, health and transport.A focus on our latest advances on nitroxide mediated photo-polymerization technique will be also presented.1. Nicolas, J.; Guillaneuf, Y.; Lefay, C.; Bertin, D.; Gigmes, D.; Charleux, B. Prog. Polym. Sci. 2013 , 38(1), 63-235.

Nitroxide mediated polymerization: From alkoxyamines to advanced polymers

248th National Meeting (2014)

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