Controlling the pH-response of branched copolymer nanoprecipitates synthesised by transfer-dominated branching radical telomerisation (TBRT) through telogen chemistry and spatial distribution of tertiary amine functionality

The pH response of macromolecules and nanoprecipitated particles formed from novel amine-containing branched polymers is studied with significantly varied behaviour seen from materials with different spatial distributions of amine groups.</jats:p

Utilising the effect of reaction concentration to tune the physical properties of hyperbranched polymers synthesised using transfer-dominated branching radical telomerisation (TBRT)

TBRT allows the control of cyclisation within branched polymer architectures by simply changing dilution. Increased cyclisation leads to changes in physical properties, therefore, tunig of behaviour is available without changing starting materials.</jats:p

Exploring telogen chemical structure and reactivity when forming highly branched polyesters derived from ethylene glycol dimethacrylate homopolymerisation under transfer-dominated branching radical telomerisation (TBRT) conditions

Chain transfer agents with very different reactivities modify the structures of polymers formed by TBRT, leading to options to control branching levels, and polymer properties, using a single divinyl monomer.</jats:p

Using temperature to modify the reaction conditions and outcomes of polymers formed using transfer-dominated branching radical telomerisation (TBRT).

Transfer-dominated Branching Radical Telomerisation (TBRT) enables the production of branched polymers with step-growth backbones using radical telomerisation chemistry. By conducting identical TBRTs over a broad temperature range, the role of temperature in telomer formation and branching has been evaluated. Elevated temperature limits telomer length, thereby allowing a >10% reduction in the amount of telogen required to produce near identical high molecular weight branched polymers