Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

Research summary

Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) was introduced as a controlled/"living" radical polymerization, with the foundational JACS communication using R-X initiators and Cu(I)/2,2'-bipyridine catalysts to polymerize styrenes and (meth)acrylates with predictable molecular weights up to ~10^5 and polydispersities 1.1-1.5 [2], and a Macromolecules article articulating the Cu(I)/Cu(II) halogen-atom transfer redox mechanism behind ATRP [5]. A 2001 Chemical Reviews article comprehensively reviewed ATRP [1] and a 2012 Macromolecules perspective surveyed its current status and future directions, including mechanistic refinements and new controlled polymer architectures [3]. A Chemical Reviews article on "green" ATRP discussed process design and the preparation of environmentally friendlier polymeric materials [7]. The Handbook of Radical Polymerization compiled chapters on theory, small-radical chemistry, kinetics, copolymerization, heterogeneous systems, industrial applications and the history of living radical polymerization [6]. A Chemical Reviews article on the design and preparation of porous polymers reviewed synthetic strategies for porous polymer materials with controlled architectures [4].

Recent publications

1. Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization2001 · Chemical Reviews · 7526 citationsDOI
2. Controlled/"living" radical polymerization. atom transfer radical polymerization in the presence of transition-metal complexes1995 · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 4526 citationsDOI
3. Controlled/living radical polymerization: Features, developments, and perspectives2007 · Progress in Polymer Science · 3122 citationsDOI
4. Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP): Current Status and Future Perspectives2012 · Macromolecules · 2533 citationsDOI
5. Design and Preparation of Porous Polymers2012 · Chemical Reviews · 1714 citationsDOI
6. Controlled/"Living" Radical Polymerization. Halogen Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization Promoted by a Cu(I)/Cu(II) Redox Process1995 · Macromolecules · 1672 citationsDOI
7. The development of microgels/nanogels for drug delivery applications2008 · Progress in Polymer Science · 1583 citationsDOI
8. Handbook of Radical Polymerization2002 · 1552 citationsDOI
9. “Green” Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization: From Process Design to Preparation of Well-Defined Environmentally Friendly Polymeric Materials2007 · Chemical Reviews · 1252 citationsDOI
10. Functional polymers by atom transfer radical polymerization2001 · Progress in Polymer Science · 1248 citationsDOI

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