Affiliation:
1. Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering Concordia University Montreal Quebec H3G 1M8 Canada
2. School of Engineering and Computer Science Laurentian University Sudbury Ontario P3E 2C6 Canada
Abstract
AbstractWith their distinct star architecture, star polymers show some desirable materials properties and have received extensive research interest. To date, the advancements in living anionic and controlled radical polymerization techniques have empowered the versatile synthesis of a variety of star polymers from several groups of monomers that are amenable to these polymerization techniques. Despite the fact that polyethylene is the largest produced commodity polymer worldwide, the synthesis of star polyethylenes as a unique polyethylene grade has somehow lagged due to the limited availability of powerful transition metal catalysts that can effectively facilitate ‘living’ ethylene polymerization for the construction of star architectures. Nevertheless, some progress had been made over the past two decades. In this review, we attempt to summarize the developments in the area, with an emphasis on synthesis strategies.
Funder
Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
Subject
General Chemical Engineering
Cited by
2 articles.
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