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  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Materials Science
  • Nanotechnology

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  • Controlled radical polymerization techniques are crucial for synthesizing well-defined polymers.
  • Reversible-Addition-Fragmentation chain Transfer (RAFT) polymerization offers excellent control over polymer architecture.
  • Developing accessible and efficient methods for creating functional nanoparticles remains a key challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize poly(trithiocarbonate)-based macromolecular RAFT agents using green light-activated photoiniferter polymerization.
  • To utilize these macro-RAFT agents for controlled RAFT dispersion polymerization in nonpolar media.
  • To create functional nanoparticles and star polymers with tunable properties.

Main Methods:

  • Green light-activated photoiniferter polymerization to synthesize macro-RAFT agents.
  • RAFT dispersion polymerization of benzyl methacrylate in n-dodecane.
  • Surface-initiated polymerization and photoinduced electron/energy transfer-RAFT (PET-RAFT) for star polymer synthesis.

Main Results:

  • Successfully synthesized macro-RAFT agents with pendant trithiocarbonate groups, soluble in n-dodecane.
  • Achieved well-controlled RAFT dispersion polymerization, yielding diblock copolymers and functional nanoparticles.
  • Demonstrated surface-initiated polymerization on nanoparticles and divergent growth of poly(N,N-dimethylacrylamide) arms for star polymer synthesis.

Conclusions:

  • Developed a general and green route to RAFT-active nanoparticles.
  • These nanoparticles serve as versatile platforms for post-polymerization modification.
  • The study enables the synthesis of star polymers with high arm numbers and tunable sizes.