Controlled/Living Radical Polymerization

By K. Matyjaszewski, J. Spanswick. 2005

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Until a little more than a decade ago, controlled/living radical polymerization (CRP) would have been an oxymoron. Full control over all aspects of radical polymerization was deemed well-nigh impossible because radical termination reactions occur at diffusion-controlled rates. However, there are now several procedures for controlling radical polymerization, and corporations are introducing products based on CRP into numerous high-value markets. This review briefly summarizes the evolution of CRP, describes some of the materials that can now be prepared, and highlights some of the commercialization efforts currently underway.

Subfields: Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Surfaces, Coatings and Films

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In Materials Chemistry

1. N. Tsarevsky
2. K. Matyjaszewski
3. Haifeng Gao
4. G. Kickelbick

In Organic Chemistry

1. K. Matyjaszewski
2. N. Tsarevsky
3. Haifeng Gao
4. Y. Yagcı
5. M. Taşdelen
6. Jean‐François Lutz
7. B. Sumerlin
8. P. Golas

In Surfaces, Coatings and Films

1. N. Tsarevsky
2. K. Matyjaszewski
3. Haifeng Gao
4. Jean‐François Lutz
5. G. Kickelbick

Citations in the corpus

• Synthesis of functional polymers with controlled architecture by CRP of monomers in the presence of cross-linkers: From stars to gels (2009, background): “In the current market, nearly 50% of all commercial synthetic polymers are produced via conventional radical polymerization (RP) processes [8,12].”
• Nanostructured functional materials prepared by atom transfer radical polymerization (2009, methodology): “, predetermined MW and narrow MWD, which makes this method very attractive for industr”