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CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
Volume 25, Issue 21, Pages 5372-5388Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201803771
Keywords
gels; polymerization; radicals; sonochemistry; ultrasound
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- Australian Research Council (ARC) via an ARC-DP [DP160102908]
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The use of ultrasound as an external stimulus for promoting polymerization reactions has received increasing attention in recent years. In this Review article, the fundamental processes that can lead to either the homolytic cleavage of polymer chains, or the sonolysis of solvent (or other) small molecules, under the application of ultrasound are described. These reactions promote the production of reactive radicals, which can be utilized in chain-growth radical polymerizations under the right conditions. A full historical overview of the development of ultrasound-assisted radical polymerization is provided, with special attention given to the recently described systems that are controlled by methods of reversible (radical) deactivation. Perspectives are shared on what challenges still remain in polymer sonochemistry, as well as new areas that are yet to be explored.
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