Handbook of RAFT Polymerization

Spanning the entire field from fundamentals to applications in material science, this one-stop source is the first comprehensive reference for polymer, physical and surface chemists, materials scientists, chemical engineers, and those chemists working in industry.<br> From the contents:<br> * Introduction: Living Free Radical Polymerization and the RAFT Process<br> * Fundamental Structure-Reactivity Correlations Governing the RAFT Process<br> * Mechanism and Kinetics <br> * The RAFT Process as a Kinetic Tool<br> * Theory and Practice in Technical Applications<br> * RAFT Polymerization in Bulk and Organic Solvents, as well as Homogeneous Aqueous Systems<br> * Emulsion and Mini-Emulsion Polymerization<br> * Complex Architecture Design <br> * Macromolecular Design via the Interchange of Xanthates<br> * Surface Modification <br> * Stability and Physical Properties of RAFT Polymers <br> * Novel Materials: From Drug Delivery to Opto-Electronics<br> * Outlook and Future Developments <br>