PET-RAFT polymerization under flow chemistry and surface-initiated reactions

Li Han Rong, Eugene B. Caldona, Rigoberto C. Advincula

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Abstract

Recently, photoinduced electron/energy transfer reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (PET-RAFT) polymerization has been developed and gaining wide acceptance. PET-RAFT polymerization uses visible light to initiate the reaction and is compatible with ambient conditions and green solvents. It also maintains the ability to produce well-defined polymers and possesses high potential as an alternative to the conventional RAFT technique. This review aims to summarize the fundamentals of PET-RAFT polymerization, highlight two of the most commonly studied applications of PET-RAFT process (i.e. flow chemistry and surface-initiated polymerization), and explore perspectives and new possibilities of the technique.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)145-157
Number of pages13
JournalPolymer International
Volume72
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2023

Funding

We gratefully acknowledge technical support from Malvern Panalytical, Frontier Laboratories, and Quantum Analytics. Work (or part of this work) by R.C.Advincula was conducted using resources from ORNL's Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (RCA), a US Department of Energy Office of Science User Facility.

FundersFunder number
ORNL's Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences
Office of Science
Royal College of Art

    Keywords

    • PET-RAFT
    • flow chemistry
    • polymer brushes
    • surface-initiated

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