Research Progress of Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization(ATRP)

The mechanisms for four kinds of atom transfer radical polymerizations such as ATRP,RATRP,AGET ATRP and ARGET ATRP which can realize the living polymerization are introduced. The research progress of the atom transfer radical polymerization technique in synthesis of amphiphatic block copolymer,graft polymer,star-shape copolymer,and so on is reviewed.