Articles
A Micro Review of Reversible Addition/Fragmentation Chain Transfer (RAFT) Polymerization
RAFT (Reversible Addition/Fragmentation Chain Transfer) polymerization is a reversible deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) and one of the more versatile methods for providing living characteri...
Keywords: Biomaterials, Living polymerization, Nanotechnology, Polymerization reactions, Radical polymerization, Reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerizations, transformation
Applying ARGET ATRP to the Growth of Polymer Brush Thin Films by Surface-initiated Polymerization
In 2006, Matyjaszewski and co-workers first described controlled radical polymerization by Activators ReGenerated by Electron Transfer Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ARGET ATRP),1-3 a developm...
Keywords: Antimicrobials, Ligands, Nanotubes, Oxidations, Polymerization reactions, Radical polymerization, Reductions, Reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerizations, Solution polymerization, Solvents
Concepts and Tools for RAFT Polymerization
RAFT or Reversible Addition/Fragmentation Chain Transfer is a form of living radical polymerization. RAFT polymerization was discovered at CSIRO in 1998.1 It soon became the focus of intensive resear...
Keywords: Polymerization reactions, Radical polymerization, Reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerizations
Copper(I)-mediated Living Radical Polymerization in the Presence of Pyridylmethanimine Ligands
Emergence of living radical polymerization mediated by transition metal catalysts in 1995 was a seminal piece of work in the field of synthetic polymer chemistry.1-3 Since this date, many transition ...
Keywords: Catalysis, Condensations, Evaporation, Filtration, Ligands, Oxidations, Polymer science, Polymerization reactions, Precipitation, Purification, Radical polymerization, Reductions, Solvents
Lithium-Ion Battery Performance: Dependence on Material Synthesis and Post‑Treatment Methods
Dr. Qifeng Zhang, Mr. Evan Uchaker, and Dr. Guozhong Cao* Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195-2120 *Email: gzcao@u.washington.edu
Keywords: Absorption, Deposition, Diffraction, Diffusion, Electrochemical reactions, Materials Science, Nanomaterials, Nanotubes, Nucleic acid annealing, Oxidations, Precipitation, Redox Reactions, Reductions, X-Ray diffraction
Noble-Metal Nanostructures with Controlled Morphologies
Noble-metal nanostructures are widely used in a variety of applications ranging from catalysis to electronics, surface plasmon resonance (SPR), surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS), and biomedica...
Majiong Jiang,1 Claire M. Cobley,2 Dr. Byungkwon Lim,2 and Prof. Younan Xia2*
Material Matters Volume 4 Article 1
Keywords: Catalysis, Dehydrogenation, Deposition, Electronics, Epoxidations, Hydrogenations, Infrared spectroscopy, Nanomaterials, Oxidations, Reductions, Stille coupling
Oxidizing and Reducing Agents
Oxidation and reduction reactions are some of the most common transformations encountered in organic synthesis, and are some of the organic chemist’s most powerful tools for creating novel products. ...
ChemFiles Volume 1 Article 3
Keywords: Organic synthesis, Oxidations, Reductions
Synthesis of Gold Nanorods: Avoiding Common Pitfalls
NanoHybrids Inc. 3913 Todd Ln #310, Austin, TX 78744, USA *Email: kimberly.homan@nanohybrids.net
Brantley C. Henson, Justin T. Harris, Kimberly A. Homan*
Material Matters, 2017, 12.1
Keywords: AGE, Absorption, Addition reactions, Asymmetric synthesis, Centrifugation, Clinical, Degradations, Deposition, Indicators, Industries, Infrared spectroscopy, Ligands, Microscopy, Precipitation, Purification, Reductions, Scanning electron microscopy, Separation, Spectroscopy, Transmission electron microscopy
Tools for Performing ATRP (Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization)
Controlled radical polymerization (CRP) techniques have been reviewed in a number of articles1,2 and books,3 and include nitroxide-mediated polymerization (NMP),4-7 reversible addition fragmentation ...
Keywords: Ligands, Materials Science, Polymerization reactions, Purification, Radical polymerization, Reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerizations, Solution polymerization
Typical Procedures for Polymerizing via ATRP
The following two procedures describe two ATRP polymerization reactions as performed by Prof. Dave Hadddleton′s research group at the University of Warwick.
Keywords: Gas chromatography, Ligands, Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Polymerization reactions, Size-exclusion chromatography, Solvents
Typical Procedures for Polymerizing via RAFT
RAFT (Reversible Addition/Fragmentation Chain Transfer) is a form of living radical polymerization involving conventional free radical polymerization of a substituted monomer in the presence of a sui...
Keywords: Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, Polymerization reactions, Radical polymerization, Reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerizations
Molarity Calculator & Normality Calculator for Acids & Bases
The molarity calculator tool provides lab-ready directions describing how to prepare an acid or base solution of specified Molarity (M) or Normality (N) from a concentrated acid or base solution. To ...
