Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) hydrogels with improved shrinking kinetics by RAFT polymerization

Comb-type grafted hydrogels with rapid deswelling response to temperature changes

Ryo Yoshida, Katsumi Uchida, Yuzo Kaneko et al. · Nature · 1995 · 1.2K citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +12

Thiocarbonylthio Compounds [SC(Ph)S−R] in Free Radical Polymerization with Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer (RAFT Polymerization). Role of the Free-Radical Leaving Group (R)

Yu Chong, Julia Krstina, Tam P. T. Le et al. · Macromolecules · 2003 · 771 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry +14

Water-Soluble Polymers. 81. Direct Synthesis of Hydrophilic Styrenic-Based Homopolymers and Block Copolymers in Aqueous Solution via RAFT

Yoshiro Mitsukami, Michael S. Donovan, Andrew B. Lowe et al. · Macromolecules · 2001 · 720 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Materials Science +15

Thiocarbonylthio Compounds (SC(Z)S−R) in Free Radical Polymerization with Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer (RAFT Polymerization). Effect of the Activating Group Z

John Chiefari, Roshan T. A. Mayadunne, Catherine L. Moad et al. · Macromolecules · 2003 · 589 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry +16

Synthesis and characterization of thermally reversible macroporous poly(<i>N</i>‐isopropylacrylamide) hydrogels

Xue Wu, Allan S. Hoffman, Paul Yager · Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry · 1992 · 429 citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Engineering, Biomaterials +12