The invention of the RAFT technology  by Rizzardo  and co - workers  in 1998 has transformed  the field of radical  polymerisation,  making  available  a  new  process  for the synthesis  of a wide  range  of  polymers  with potential  commercial  application  in  diverse  fields  �  from  industrial  polymers  to  medical  applications,  from commodity chemicals to speciality additives. The  technology   was  developed  by  CSIRO,   Australia's   largest  publically  funded  research   agency,   in partnership  with DuPont, one of the world's leading chemical  companies . There are significant  challenges  and issues  in  commercialising   platform  technologies  such  as  RAFT  where  the  interests  of  companies  must  be balanced with need to deliver benefit to the nation in return for the public investment in CSIRO.

RAFT: The development of a polymer platform technology for national development and international impact

248th National Meeting (2014)

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