1. Edition - January 2008
185.- Euro
2008. XII, 544 Pages, Hardcover
221 Fig., 48 Tab. 
- Handbook/Reference Book -
ISBN-10: 3-527-31924-7
ISBN-13: 978-3-527-31924-4 - Wiley-VCH, Weinheim






Content

Sample Chapter

Index



Short description
The one-stop source of comprehensive information ranging from fundamentals to applications in material science.



From the contents
Introduction: Living Free Radical Polymerization and the RAFT Process
Fundamental Structure-Reactivity Correlations Governing the RAFT Process: A Quantum Chemical Approach
The Mechanism and Kinetics of the RAFT Process: Overview, Rates, Stabilities, Side Reactions, Product Spectrum and Outstanding Challenges
The RAFT Process as a Kinetic Tool: Accessing Fundamental Parameters of Free Radical Polymerization
The Chemistry of Thiocarbonylthio Compounds: An Overview
RAFT Polymerization in Bulk and Organic Solvents: RAFT Agent Design, Monomer Range, Synthetic Procedures and Polymerization Protocols
RAFT Polymerization in Homogeneous Aqueous Systems: Initiation Systems, RAFT Agent Stability, Monomers and Polymer Structures
RAFT in Emulsion and Mini-Emulsion Polymerization: Fundamentals and Applications
Complex Architecture Design via the RAFT Process: Scope, Strengths and Limitations
Macromolecular Design via the Interchange of Xanthates: Design, Scope and Applications
Surface and Particle Modification via the RAFT Process: Approach and Properties
Stability and Physical Properties of RAFT Polymers -- Functional Polymers -- Post Modification
Towards Novel Materials Prepared via the RAFT Process: From Drug Delivery to Opto-Electronics