Living/controlled free radical copolymerization of chlorotrifluoroethene and butyl vinyl ether has been successfully achieved at room temperature under (60)Co γ-ray irradiation in the presence of S-benzyl O-ethyl dithiocarbonate. The alternating and block copolymers have been obtained with well-defined molecular weights and narrow molecular weight distributions.

A strategy involving free radical copolymerization of a difunctional oligomer and a small-molecule crosslinker to give sub-10 nm nanogels is proposed. These nanogels can adapt to surrounding temperatures and regulate the release of a preloaded model anticancer drug 5-fluorouracil.

Polyampholytes with controlled equimolar ratio of charges were synthesized by reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) copolymerization of cationic and anionic monomers. The resulting charge-neutral polyampholytes exhibit upper critical solution temperature (UCST) thermoresponsive behavior in ethanol-water and methanol-water solvent mixtures based on electrostatic attraction. Fin...

ABSTRACT The copolymerizations of vinyl chloride with o-olefin or acrylic compounds were investigated with organometallic compounds as catalysts. In general, organoaluminium compounds need to be treated with a complexing agent such as tetrahydrofuran prior to use. Otherwise the former reacts with polyvinyl chloride and loses its activity. The copolymer of vinyl chloride and propylene was thus o...