Abstract
This chapter reviews surface-initiated living radical polymerizations via iodine transfer polymerization (ITP), organotellurium-mediated radical polymerization (TERP), and reversible chain-transfer catalyzed polymerization (RTCP) using organic catalysts. The successful application of these polymerizations made it possible to graft various polymers with well-defined structures onto flat substrates and nanoparticles. Living radical polymerizations, including ITP, TERP, and RTCP, also lead to a striking increase in the graft density. Because of their unique advantages as synthetic tools, ITP, TERP, and RTCP can be used to expand the scope of controlled surface modification.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 107-122 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Advances in Polymer Science |
Volume | 270 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015.
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- General Chemical Engineering
- Organic Chemistry
- Polymers and Plastics
Keywords
- Iodine
- Living radical polymerization
- Organic catalyst
- Organotellurium
- Polymer brush
- Surfaceinitiated