Abstract:
Reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization is considered as the most promising synthetic route to prepare well-controlled structures with enhanced performance in specialized applications. Polymers synthesized by controlled free-radical polymerization (CRP) techniques process well-defined molecular architectures and are used in many applications such as drug-delivery, special sensing materials, molecular imprinting, polymer-protein conjugates, development of cylindrical, spherical, hyper-branched polymers, pH or temperature responding smart polymers, etc.