heterotelechelic (different chain-ends), also called heterobifunctional polymers (Fig. 1a). A
convenient way to prepare telechelic polymers relies on the use of reversible-deactivation
radical polymerization (RDRP), such as nitroxide-mediated radical polymerization (NMP),
12 atom-transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) 13 or reversible addition–fragmentation
chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization. Not only do these polymerization techniques allow …