Efficient PET-RAFT polymerization achieved by using low-toxicity shortwave infrared CuInSe₂/CuInS₂ quantum dots

Photoinduced electron/energy transfer reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer (PET-RAFT) polymerization enables precise light-controlled polymer growth. Traditional near-infrared strategies ...
Nature

Controlled Radical Polymerization and Polymer Brushes

Controlled radical polymerization (CRP) techniques, such as reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization, atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and nitroxide-mediated ...
C&EN

Macromolecular Engineering by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization

Prof. Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Professor of Chemistry at Carnegie Mellon University, received the Fred Kavli Innovations in Chemistry Award for revolutionizing polymer chemistry by developing atom ...
Nanowerk

Light-controlled polymer points the way to self-regulating energy materials

A light-sensitive polymer changes how it conducts heat and lithium ions by switching molecular order, revealing a path toward ...