Contents:

ANIONIC VINYL POLYMERIZATION - Introduction - Structure of Carbanions - Initiation - Mechanism of Styrene and Diene Polymerization - Mechanism of Anionic Polymerization of Acrylic Monomers - Some Applications of Anionic Polymerization - Conclusions and Outlook CARBOCATIONIC POLYMERIZATION - Introduction - Mechanistic and Kinetic Details of Living Cationic Polymerization - Living Cationic Polymerization - Functional Polymers by Living Cationic Polymerization - Telechelic Polymers - Macromonomers - Linear Diblock Copolymers - Linear Triblock Copolymers - Block Copolymers with Nonlinear Architecture - Branched and Hyperbranched Polymers - Surface Initiated Polymerization - - Polymer Brushes - Conclusions RADICAL POLYMERIZATION - Introduction - Typical Features of Radical Polymerization - Controlled Reversible-Deactivation Radical Polymerization - SFRP: NMP and OMRP Systems - - Examples and Peculiarities ATRP - - Examples and Peculiarities - Degenerative Transfer Processes and RAFT - Relative Advantages and Limitations of SFRP, ATRP, and DT Processes - Controlled Polymer Architectures by CRP: Topology - Chain Composition - Functional Polymers - Applications of Materials Prepared by CRP - Outlook LIVING TRANSITION METAL-CATALYZED ALKENE PÜOLYMERIZATION: POLYOLEFIN SYNTHESIS AND NEW POLYMER ARCHITECTURES - Introduction - Living Alpha-Olefin Polymerization - Living Propylene Polymerization - Living Polymerization of Ethylene - Living Nonconjugated Diene Polymerization - Living Homo- and Copolymerization of Cyclic Olefins - Random Copolymers - Block Copolymers - Outlook and Summary LIVING RING-OPENING POLYMERIZATION OF HETEROCYCLIC MONOMERS - Introduction - Anionic and Coordination Living Ring-Opening Polymerization (LROP) - Cationic CROP and LROP - CROP and LROP Conducted in Dispersions - Conclusions LIVING RING-OPENING METATHESIS POLYMERIZATION - Overview of Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization (ROMP) - Initiators for Living ROMP - Applications of Polymers Synthesized using ROMP: From Novel Materials to Commerical Products - Challenges and Perspectives for the Future - Conclusion MACROMOLECULAR ARCHITECTURES BY LIVING AND CONTROLLED/LIVING POLYMERIZATIONS - Introduction - Star Polymers - Comb Polymers - Cyclic Polymers - Dendritic Polymers - Complex Macromolecular Architectures - Applications - Conclusions SYNTHESIS OF BLOCK AND GRAFT COPOLYMERS - Introduction - Principles of Block Copolymerization - ABA Triblock Copolymers - (AB)n Linear Multiblock Copolymers - ABC Triblock Terpolymers - Synthesis of ABCA Tetra- and ABCBA Pentablock Terpolymers - Synthesis of ABCD Quaterpolymers - Applications - Concluding Remarks MORPHOLOGIES IN BLOCK COPOLYMERS - Introduction - Block Copolymers in Bulk State - Block Copolymer Thin Films - Block Copolymer Micelles - Applications - Summary and Outlook INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS - Introduction - Synthesis of Anionic Styrenic Block Copolymers - Adhesives and Sealants - Compounding Applications - Polymer Modification - Cross-Linked Systems - Bitumen Modification - Footwear - Viscosity Modification and Other Highly Diluted SBC Applications - Emerging Technology in Block Copolymers

Author

Krzysztof Matyjaszewski is J.C. Warner Professor of Natural Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, USA. He is also director of the Center for Macromolecular Engineering at CMU and adjunct Professor at the University of Pittsburgh and at the Polish Academy of Sciences. He is the editor of the journal "Progress in Polymer Science" and "Central European Journal of Chemistry". His research focus is on macromolecular engineering, especially on synthesis of well-defined copolymers using atom transfer radical polymerization and other controlled/living polymerization techniques. He is author of 10 books, over 60 book chapters, over 500 peer-reviewed publication and 30 US patents. Axel Muller holds the Chair of Macromolecular Chemistry at the Bayreuth University, Germany. He received his academic degrees in chemistry from the University of Mainz, Germany, with G.V. Schulz. His research focuses on the synthesis and characterization of well-defined polymer structures by living/controlled techniques, and he has contributed over 300 publications in polymer science. He received the IUPAC World Polymer Congress MACRO 2004 award "Distinguished Polymer Scientist". He has been coordinator of various European research networks, organizer of international meetings and he is Senior Editor of the journal "Polymer".