Written by a highly prestigious and knowledgeable team of top scientists in the field, this book provides an overview of the current status of controlled/living polymerization, combining the synthetic, mechanistic and application-oriented aspects. From the contents: * Anionic Vinyl Polymerization * Carbocationic Polymerization * Radical Polymerization * Coordinative Polymerization of Olefins * Ring-Opening Polymerization of Heterocycles * Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization * Macromolecular Architectures * Complex Functional Macromolecules * Synthesis of Block and Graft Copolymers * Bulk and Solution Structures of Block Copolymers * Industrial Applications While some of the material is based on chapters taken from the four-volume work "Macromolecular Engineering", it is completely updated and rewritten to reflect the focus of this monograph. Must-have knowledge for polymer and organic chemists, plastics technologists, materials scientists and chemical engineers.

Table of 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