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Chemistry · L5 · Controlled and Living Polymerization
Conventional free-radical polymerization's random initiation/termination vs living polymerization's synchronized growth; the controlled-radical techniques ATRP and RAFT; Ring-Opening Polymerization (ROP) of cyclic monomers into biodegradable polymers; and why living chain ends enable precise molecular-weight targeting and block copolymer synthesis.