Sequence-controlled multi-block copolymerization of acrylamides via aqueous SET-LRP at 0 °C

Aqueous single electron transfer living radical polymerization (SET-LRP) has been employed to synthesize multi-block homopolymers and copolymers of a range of acrylamide monomers including N -isopropylacrylamide (NIPAM), 2-hydroxyethyl acrylamide (HEAA), N , N -dimethyl acrylamide (DMA) and N , N -diethylacrylamide (DEA).