Recent Advances in Controlled/Living Polymerization
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 March 2024) | Viewed by 557
Special Issue Editor
Interests: homogenic catalysis for living/controlled radical polymerization synthesis; characterization of polyheteroarylene synthesis; properties of heterocyclic molecules
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Controlled/living radical polymerization, or as the IUPAC names it, “reversible deactivation radical polymerization” (RDRP), saw a big surge in the 1990s, therefore making it a recent area of the polymer synthetic chemistry. Since then, RDRP has becoem one of the most rapidly developing fields of the macromolecule science. Unlike traditional radical polymerization, RDRP allows for a precise control over the polymer structure, molecular weights, and composition, enabling the creation of polymers with unique and tailor-made properties. Using relatively simple techniques developed within RDRP, today, it is possible to controllably polymerize a number of monomers through living polymerization, which was problematic or impossible via ionic methodologies, thus creating new polymeric materials based on the known traditional monomers. This has led to a significant increase in the number of applications of polymers in various fields such as biomedicine, materials science, and electronics. Overall, the importance of RDRP in modern polymer science cannot be overstated, and it is expected to continue playing a crucial role in the development of new and advanced materials in the years to come.
Despite its numerous advantages, RDRP is still an active area of research, and there is ongoing research to further improve its versatility and control efficiency. This includes the development of new and more effective initiators and catalysts, the synthesis and characterization of novel block-copolymers or polymers of other precise structure, as well as new techniques to better control the polymerization process.
Dr. Larissa Alexandrova
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- controlled living radical polymerization
- RAFT
- ATRP
- NMP
- reversible deactivation radical polymerization
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