title: Ultra-fast RAFT polymerisation of poly(ethylene glycol) acrylate in aqueous media under mild visible light radiation at 25 degrees C.
abstract: Mild visible light was sufficient to activate RAFT polymerisation of poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether acrylate in 50 wt% water at 25 degrees C, leading to an ultra-fast and well-controlled living RAFT polymerisation with more than 80% monomer conversion; this is the first example of an ultra-fast RAFT polymerisation under such environmentally friendly mild aqueous conditions.
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan, Hunan 411105, China.
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Huan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Lican
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Yuanli
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cai
mesh_terms: D008027:Light; D008689:Methacrylates / Q000737:chemistry*; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000737:chemistry*; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature; D013997:Time Factors; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D008689:Methacrylates; D011108:Polymers; C524499:polyethylene glycol methacrylate; D014867:Water; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols