title: Unimolecular ligand-initiator dual functional systems (ULIS) for low copper ATRP of vinyl monomers including acrylic/methacrylic acids.
abstract: A novel approach for ATRP has been developed which enables the polymerization of vinyl monomers including those bearing carboxylic acid groups such as acrylic/methacrylic acid in the free acid form with ppm amounts of copper. The quantity of copper used in the polymerization is comparable to those left in purified polymers obtained by a conventional ATRP process.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, 1, Pesek Road, Jurong Island, Singapore, 627833.
authors.forename: Satyasankar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jana
authors.forename: Anbanandam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Parthiban
authors.forename: Foo Ming
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Choo