Synthesis of core-crosslinked star polymers via organocatalyzed living radical polymerization

• Main Authors: Zheng, Yichao, Sarkar, Jit, Niino, Hiroshi, Chatani, Shunsuke, Hsu, Shu Yao, Goto, Atsushi
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Science::Chemistry::Organic chemistry::Polymers; Polymers; Acrylic Monomers
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/153594
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Core-crosslinked star polymers were prepared using organocatalyzed living radical polymerization via a “grafting-through” approach. A PBA homopolymer, an amphiphilic PMMA–PPEGA block copolymer, and a hard-soft PMMA–PBA block copolymer were synthesized as macroinitiators, where PBA is poly(butyl acry...