@article {2085,
	title = {Macromolecular complexation of poly(methylenephosphine) to gold(I): a facile route to highly metallated polymers},
	journal = {Chemical Communications},
	number = {18},
	year = {2008},
	note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 294SLTimes Cited: 8Cited Reference Count: 38Gillon, Bronwyn H. Patrick, Brian O. Gates, Derek P.},
	month = {May},
	pages = {2161-2163},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {Alternating phosphorus-carbon polymers are found to be effective ligands for gold( I) to afford [MesP( AuCl)-CPh2](n), a new class of macromolecule with high gold content.},
	keywords = {addition polymerization, AMBIENT-TEMPERATURE, ANIONIC-POLYMERIZATION, BONDS, conjugated polymers, COORDINATION POLYMER, COPOLYMERIZATION, LIGANDS, OLIGOMERS, PHOSPHAALKENE},
	isbn = {1359-7345},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://000255425800023},
	author = {Gillon, B. H. and Patrick, B. O. and Gates, D. P.}
}
@article {916,
	title = {Atom transfer radical polymerization using multidentate amine ligands supported on soluble hyperbranched polyglycidol},
	journal = {Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics},
	volume = {205},
	number = {5},
	year = {2004},
	note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 811MBTimes Cited: 12Cited Reference Count: 31},
	month = {Mar},
	pages = {567-573},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {Controlled polymerization of styrene in toluene was achieved by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) using hyperbranched polyglycidol-supported multidentate amine ligands/(CuBr)-Br-I catalyst systems. These catalyst systems with nanoscopic dimensions were more active than the corresponding low-molecular-weight ligands. The controlled/living nature of the polymerization is supported by linear first order plots (ln[M](o)/[M] versus time) and a linear increase of (M) over bar (n) versus conversion as well as low polydispersity. Similar controlled polymerization of methyl methacrylate was possible in acetonitrile. Up to 97\% of total copper used for polymerization could be removed from the polymer by simple precipitation in methanol and filtration.},
	keywords = {AMBIENT-TEMPERATURE, atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), ATRP, branched, CATALYST, CATALYSTS, COPPER BROMIDE, DENDRIMERS, METHYL-METHACRYLATE, polystyrene, ROMP},
	isbn = {1022-1352},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://000220774900002},
	author = {Kumar, K. R. and Kizhakkedathu, J. N. and Brooks, D. E.}
}
@article {909,
	title = {Synthesis and characterization of well-defined hydrophilic block copolymer brushes by aqueous ATRP},
	journal = {Polymer},
	volume = {45},
	number = {22},
	year = {2004},
	note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 862NOTimes Cited: 27Cited Reference Count: 79},
	month = {Oct},
	pages = {7471-7489},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {Homopolymer brushes of poly(N,N-dimethylacrylamide) (PDMA), poly(methoxyethylacrylamide) (PMEA) and poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)(PNIPAM) grown on atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) initiator functionalized latex particles were used as macroinitiators for the synthesis of PDMA-b-PNIPAM/PMEA, PMEA-b-PDMA/PNIPAM and PNIPAM-b-PDMA block copolymer brushes by surface initiated aqueous ATRP. The grafted homopolymer and block copolymer brushes were analyzed for molecular weight, molecular weight distribution, chain grafting density, composition and hydrodynamic thickness (HT) using gel permeation chromatography-multi-angle laser light scattering, H-1 NMR, particle size analysis and atomic force microscopy (AFM) techniques. The measured graft molecular weight increased following the second ATRP reaction in all cases, indicating the second block had been added. Chain growth depended on the nature of the monomer used for block copolymerization and its concentration. Unimodal distribution of polymer chains in GPC with non-overlap of molar mass-elution volume curves implied an efficient block copolymerization. This was supported by the increase in HT measured by particle size analysis, equilibrium thickness observed by AFM and the composition of the block copolymer layer by H-1 NMR analysis, both in situ and on cleaved chains in solution. 1H NMR analysis of the grafted latex and cleaved polymers from the surface demonstrated that accurate determination of the copolymer composition by this method is possible without detaching polymer chains from surface. Block copolymer brushes obey the same power law dependence of HT on molecular weight as homopolymer brushes in good solvent conditions. The NIPAM-containing block copolymer brushes were sensitive to changes in the environment as shown by a decrease in HT with increase in the temperature of the medium. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.},
	keywords = {AMBIENT-TEMPERATURE, aqueous atom transfer radical polymerization, ATOMIC-FORCE MICROSCOPY, BRUSHES, CONTROLLED GROWTH, hydrophilic diblock copolymers, LIGHT-SCATTERING, METHYL-METHACRYLATE, N-DIMETHYLACRYLAMIDE), POLY(N, POLYELECTROLYTE BRUSHES, POLYMER BRUSHES, SELF-ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS, SIZE-EXCLUSION CHROMATOGRAPHY, TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION},
	isbn = {0032-3861},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://000224497900011},
	author = {Kizhakkedathu, J. N. and Kumar, K. R. and Goodman, D. and Brooks, D. E.}
}
@article {405,
	title = {Synthesis and characterization of polymer brushes of poly(N,N-dimethylacrylamide) from polystyrene-latex by aqueous atom transfer radical polymerization},
	journal = {Macromolecules},
	volume = {35},
	number = {11},
	year = {2002},
	note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 554GUTimes Cited: 64Cited Reference Count: 51},
	month = {May},
	pages = {4247-4257},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {Negatively charged polystyrene latex was synthesized, and a copolymer shell of 2-(methyl-2{\textquoteright}-chloropropionato)ethyl acrylate (HEA-Cl) and styrene was added, from which poly(N,N-dimethylacrylamide) (PDMA) was polymerized by atom transfer radical polymerization in aqueous suspension at room temperature. Increasing monomer concentration in the presence of CuCl or CuBr and one of three ligands (N,N,N{\textquoteright},N{\textquoteright},N"-pentamethyldiethylenetriamine (PMDETA), 1,1,4,7,10,10-hexamethyltriethylenetetramine (HMTETA), and tris [2-(dimethylamino)ethyl] amine (Me6TREN)) produced grafts whose molecular weight increased to over 600 000 and polydispersities in the range of 1.3-1.8, determined from chains recovered following cleavage by base. Hydrodynamic brush thicknesses were 70-800 nm, and average chain separations, calculated from M-n and the mass of polymer recovered per particle, varied from 4.0 to 1.1 nm. Very high grafting densities were achieved with good molecular weight control, the highest densities yet reported for high molecular weight polymer chains grown from a surface. Control of the polymerization was improved by addition of Cu(II) to enhance deactivation of free radicals, by including a low concentration of exogenous hydrophobic initiator at high monomer concentration and by reducing latex concentration. Increasing the concentration of exogenous initiator reduced graft thickness but eliminated control over the polydispersity. The unusual conditions required for optimization of the reaction and the observation of decreasing chain separation as M-n increased were explained by invoking a model of the particle surface that took into account the finite depth and high copolymer concentration of the region in which chains were initiated and particularly the fixed charges due to the sulfate initiator of shell copolymerization.},
	keywords = {(METH)ACRYLAMIDES, ADSORPTION, AMBIENT-TEMPERATURE, BLOCK-COPOLYMERS, CARBOCATIONIC, FACILE, POLYELECTROLYTE BRUSHES, POLYMERIZATION, SELF-ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS, SURFACE, SYNTHESIS, TETHERED CHAINS},
	isbn = {0024-9297},
	url = {<Go to ISI>://000175728100006},
	author = {Jayachandran, K. N. and Takacs-Cox, A. and Brooks, D. E.}
}
