Advanced Science
Reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer(RAFT) polymerization has undergone transformative growth since itsinception in 1998, emerging as a powerful and versatile tool for precision polymer synthesis. This review highlights the latest developments in non-traditional RAFT polymerization from 2020 to 2025, capturing major innovations in activation techniques and expanding applications. Key emerging directions include the integration of RAFT into smart synthesis platforms powered by artificial intelligence, enabling high-throughput and autonomous polymer discovery, and innovations in RAFT depolymerization that supportsustainable plastic recycling. With RAFT increasingly accessible to diverse materialsscience domains, thisreview provides a forward-looking perspective on the evolving capabilities and future potential of RAFT polymerization.
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Beyond Traditional RAFT Polymerization: Emerging Strategies and Future Perspectives; A Third Update
Vianna F. Jafari 1, James L. Grace 1, Jiajia Li 3, Joji Tanaka 4, Glen R. Jones 2, Athina Anastasaki 2, Wei You 4, Jian Zhu 3, Masami Kamigaito 5, Cyrille Boyer 6,7, Greg G. Qiao 1
1) Polymer Science Group, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
2) Laboratory of Sustainable Polymers, Department of Materials, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
3) State and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
4) Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
5) Department of Molecular & Macromolecular Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
6) School of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
7) Cluster for Advanced Macromolecular Design (CAMD), The University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Advanced Science
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/hlca.202500120
