Toward Hybrid Materials: Group Transfer Polymerization of 3-(Trimethoxysilyl)propyl Methacrylate

摘要

Front Cover: Group transfer polymerisation (GTP), a living polymerization technique that is easy to scale up, enables the one-pot fabrication of class-II hybrid materials. Specifically a star polymer is synthesized with a 3-(trimethoxy-silyl)propyl methacrylate, alkoxysilane group containing functional monomer. The polymer is then cross-linked to produce an organic-inorganic class-II hybrid material, which can be used in various applications such as thin films and biomaterials. Further details can be found in the article by J. J. Chung, J. R. Jones, and T. K. Georgiou* on page 1806.