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Photochemistry for Well‐Defined Polymers in Aqueous Media: From Fundamentals to Polymer Nanoparticles to Bioconjugates
Author(s) -
Burridge Kevin M.,
Wright Thaiesha A.,
Page Richard C.,
Konkolewicz Dominik
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
macromolecular rapid communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1521-3927
pISSN - 1022-1336
DOI - 10.1002/marc.201800093
Subject(s) - polymerization , polymer , aqueous solution , bioconjugation , radical polymerization , materials science , chemistry , photopolymer , nanotechnology , photochemistry , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry
This review article highlights recent developments in the field of photochemistry and photochemical reversible deactivation radical polymerization applied to aqueous polymerizations. Photochemistry is a topic of significant interest in the fields of organic, polymer, and materials chemistry because it allows challenging reactions to be performed under mild conditions. Aqueous polymerization is of significant interest because water is an environmentally benign solvent, and the use of water enables complex polymer self‐assembly and bioconjugation processes to occur. This review focuses on powerful new developments in photochemical aqueous polymerization reactions and their applications to the synthesis of well‐defined polymer nano‐objects and bioconjugates. It is anticipated that these aqueous photopolymerizations will enable the next generation of self‐assembled structures and biohybrid materials to be developed under mild and environmentally friendly conditions.