The discovery of the first “living” radical polymerization by Otsu and co-workers (1) in 1982
heralded the start of a very exciting time for polymer chemists. Since then, a plethora of living …

During the past decade we have witnessed the rapid development and understanding of
living radical polymerization (LRP)(or reversible deactivation radical polymerizations …

Reversible-deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) in the presence of Cu0 is a versatile
technique that can be used to create well-controlled polymers with complex architectures …

Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) or nanowhiskers produced from sulfuric acid hydrolysis of
ramie fibers were used as substrates for surface chemical functionalization with …

Solubility and functionality of polymeric materials are essential properties determining their
role in any application. In that regard, double hydrophilic copolymers (DHC) are typically …

The single‐electron transfer living radical polymerization (SET‐LRP) of water‐soluble
monomers, N, N‐dimethylacrylamide (DMA) and N‐isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM), initiated …

Cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) are rod‐like nanoparticles extracted from cellulose. Due to
their fascinating properties—renewable, biocompatible, non‐toxic, biodegradable, excellent …

Stimuli-responsive polymers have undoubtedly been of great interest in the past few
decades due to a variety of potential applications in biomedical territory. Herein, we report a …

A novel photo and thermo double‐responsive block copolymer was developed to fabricate
micelles and reverse micelles in aqueous solution. The block copolymer was synthesized by …

The aqueous SET-LRP catalyzed with “in situ” generated Cu (0) of the two amphiphilic
monomers 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate (HEA) and oligo (ethylene oxide) methyl ether acrylate …