This work reports the synthesis of poly (monomethyl itaconate) grafted multi-layer graphene oxide (PMMI-g-GO) by atom transfer radical polymerization using activators regenerated electron (ARGET-ATRP). PMMI-g-GO presents outstanding properties, such as a high electrical conductivity (5.04 S m-1), low number stacked layers (6) and IG/I2D ratio 2.05 estimated from Raman spectrum, which indicates ...

The concept of initiators for continuous activator regeneration (ICAR) in atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) is introduced, whereby a constant source of organic free radicals works to regenerate the Cu(I) activator, which is otherwise consumed in termination reactions when used at very low concentrations. With this technique, controlled synthesis of polystyrene and poly(methyl methacry...