Chain-length-dependent termination in radical polymerization: Subtle revolution in tackling a long-standing challenge

Progress in Polymer Science (Oxford)

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1211-1259

  Barner Kowollik, Christopher ^a   Russell, Gregory T ^b  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Chain length dependent termination rate coefficients; Diffusion; Kinetics (polym.); Living radical polymerization; Molecular weight distributions; Radical polymerization

Indexed keywords

CHAIN-LENGTH-DEPENDENT TERMINATIONS; DIFFUSION KINETICS; KINETICS (POLYM.); LIVING RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; RADICAL POLYMERIZATION;

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ESTERS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; PARAMAGNETISM; POLYMERS; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; REACTION KINETICS; SPECTROSCOPY; STYRENE;

FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 71749101426     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2009.07.002     Document Type: Review

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