Open AccessJacketed polymers: Controlled synthesis of mesogen‐jacketed polymers and block copolymers
Author(s) -
Gao LongCheng,
Fan XingHe,
Shen ZhiHao,
Chen Xiaofang,
Zhou QiFeng
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of polymer science part a: polymer chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.768
H-Index - 152
eISSN - 1099-0518
pISSN - 0887-624X
DOI - 10.1002/pola.23128
Subject(s) - copolymer , polymer chemistry , nitroxide mediated radical polymerization , atom transfer radical polymerization , polymer , radical polymerization , materials science , reversible addition−fragmentation chain transfer polymerization , mesogen , polymerization , living free radical polymerization , chain transfer , polymer science , composite material , liquid crystalline
The controlled radical polymerization of mesogen‐jacketed liquid crystalline polymers has triggered great interests in synthesis of complex structures as well as well‐defined linear homopolymers with controlled molecular weight and narrow molecular weight distributions. This review highlights the synthetic strategies of controlled radical polymerization of linear homopolymers, star polymers, superbranched polymers, graft polymers, block copolymers, star block copolymers, and so on. The employed living methods include nitroxide‐mediated radical polymerization and atom transfer radical polymerization. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 319–330, 2009