The Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP) process developed at Carnegie Mellon by Professor Krzysztof Matyjaszewski in 1994 is among the most effective and most widely used methods of conducting a controlled radical polymerization (CRP). The Matyjaszewski Polymer Group continues to improve ATRP and prepare materials with controlled topology and composition suited for many applications, including automotive, building materials, medical, military and environmental fields using this robust technology. Professor Matyjaszewski founded the CRP Consortium to expedite transfer of knowledge on CRP procedures to industry in 2001.
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Selected Publications
2024
"ATRP with ppb Concentrations of Photocatalysts", Halil Ibrahim Coskun, Ferdinando De Luca Bossa, Xiaolei Hu, Steffen Jockusch, Julian Sobieski, Gorkem Yilmaz, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 42, 28994–29005.
"Solid-Phase Synthesis of Well-Defined Multiblock Copolymers by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization", Grzegorz Szczepaniak, Kriti Kapil, Samuel Adida, Khidong Kim, Ting-Chih Lin, Gorkem Yilmaz, Hironobu Murata, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 32, 22247–22256.
"Organic Nanoparticles with Tunable Size and Rigidity by Hyperbranching and Cross-Linking Using Microemulsion ATRP", Rongguan Yin, Jirameth Tarnsangpradit, Akhtar Gul, Jaepil Jeong, Xiaolei Hu, Yuqi Zhao, Hanshu Wu, Qiqi Li, George Fytas, Alamgir Karim, Michael R. Bockstaller, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2024, 121, 29, e2406337121.
"Hydrophilic Poly(meth)acrylates by Controlled Radical Branching Polymerization: Hyperbranching and Fragmentation", Kriti Kapil, Arman Moini Jazani, Julian Sobieski, Leticia P. Madureira, Grzegorz Szczepaniak, Michael R. Martinez, Adam Gorczyński, Hironobu Murata, Tomasz Kowalewski, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. Macromolecules 2024, 57, 11, 5368–5379.
"Nucleic Acid-Binding Dyes as Versatile Photocatalysts for Atom-Transfer Radical Polymerization", Jaepil Jeong, Xiaolei Hu, Rongguan Yin, Marco Fantin, Subha R. Das, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 19, 13598–13606.
"Robust Miniemulsion PhotoATRP Driven by Red and Near-Infrared Light", Xiaolei Hu, Rongguan Yin, Jaepil Jeong, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 19, 13417–13426.
2023
"Expanding the architectural horizon of nucleic-acid-polymer biohybrids by site-controlled incorporation of ATRP initiators in DNA and RNA", Jaepil Jeong, Grzegorz Szczepaniak, Subha R. Das, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. Chem 2023, 9, 3319–3334.
"Red-Light-Driven Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization for High-Throughput Polymer Synthesis in Open Air", Xiaolei Hu, Grzegorz Szczepaniak, Anna Lewandowska-Andralojc, Jaepil Jeong, Bingda Li, Hironobu Murata, Rongguan Yin, Arman Moini Jazani, Subha R. Das, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 44, 24315–24327.
"Biomass RNA for the Controlled Synthesis of Degradable Networks by Radical Polymerization", Jaepil Jeong, So Young An, Xiaolei Hu, Yuqi Zhao, Rongguan Yin, Grzegorz Szczepaniak, Hironobu Murata, Subha R. Das, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. ACS Nano 2023, 17, 21, 21912–21922.
"Highly Conductive Polyoxanorbornene-Based Polymer Electrolyte for Lithium-Metal Batteries", So Young An, Xinsheng Wu, Yuqi Zhao, Tong Liu, Rongguan Yin, Jung Hyun Ahn, Lynn M. Walker, Jay F. Whitacre, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. Adv. Sci. 2023, 10, 2302932.
"Copolymer Brush Particle Hybrid Materials with “Recall-and-Repair” Capability", Yuqi Zhao, Hanshu Wu, Rongguan Yin, Chenxi Yu, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Michael R. Bockstaller. Chem. Mater. 2023, 35, 17, 6990–6997.
"Fast Bulk Depolymerization of Polymethacrylates by ATRP", Ferdinando De Luca Bossa, Gorkem Yilmaz, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. ACS Macro Lett. 2023, 12, 8, 1173–1178.
"RNA-Polymer Hybrids via Direct and Site-Selective Acylation with the ATRP Initiator and Photoinduced Polymerization", Jaepil Jeong, Xiaolei Hu, Hironobu Murata, Grzegorz Szczepaniak, Marta Rachwalak, Anna Kietrys, Subha R. Das, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 26, 14435–14445.
"Visible-Light-Mediated Controlled Radical Branching Polymerization in Water", Kriti Kapil, Grzegorz Szczepaniak, Michael R. Martinez, Hironobu Murata, Arman Moini Jazani, Jaepil Jeong, Subha R. Das, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202217658.
2022
"Depolymerization of Polymethacrylates by Iron ATRP", Michael R. Martinez, Dirk Schild, Ferdinando De Luca Bossa, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. Macromolecules 2022, 55, 23, 10590–10599.
"Open-Air Green-Light-Driven ATRP Enabled by Dual Photoredox/copper Catalysis", Grzegorz Szczepaniak, Jaepil Jeong, Kriti Kapil, Sajjad Dadashi-Silab, Saigopalakrishna S. Yerneni, Paulina Ratajczyk, Sushil Lathwal, Dirk J. Schild, Subha R. Das, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. Chem. Sci. 2022, 13, 11540–11550.
"Miniemulsion SI-ATRP by Interfacial and Ion-Pair Catalysis for the Synthesis of Nanoparticle Brushes", Rongguan Yin, Paweł Chmielarz, Izabela Zaborniak, Yuqi Zhao, Grzegorz Szczepaniak, Zongyu Wang, Tong Liu, Yi Wang, Mingkang Sun, Hanshu Wu, Jirameth Tarnsangpradit, Michael R. Bockstaller, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. Macromolecules 2022, 55, 15, 6332–6340.
"Polymer-Stabilized Liquid Metal Nanoparticles as a Scalable Current Collector Engineering Approach Enabling Lithium Metal Anodes", Tong Liu, Xinsheng Wu, Shang Zhu, Francesca Lorandi, Longchang Ni, Sipei Li, Mingkang Sun, Brian P. Bloom, David H. Waldeck, Venkatasubramanian Viswanathan, Jay F. Whitacre, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2022, 5, 3, 3615–3625.
"Red-Light-Induced, Copper-Catalyzed Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization", Sajjad Dadashi-Silab, Khidong Kim, Francesca Lorandi, Grzegorz Szczepaniak, Stephanie Kramer, Linda Peteanu, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. ACS Macro Lett. 2022, 11, 3, 376–381.
"Effect of Halogen and Solvent on Iron-Catalyzed Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization", Sajjad Dadashi-Silab, Khidong Kim, Francesca Lorandi, Dirk J. Schild, Marco Fantina, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. Polym. Chem. 2022, 13, 1059–1066.
"Copper(II) Chloride/Tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amine-Catalyzed Depolymerization of Poly(n-butyl methacrylate)", Michael R. Martinez, Ferdinando De Luca Bossa, Mateusz Olszewski, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. Macromolecules 2022, 55, 1, 78–87.
2021
"Biocompatible Photoinduced CuAAC Using Sodium Pyruvate", Jaepil Jeong, Grzegorz Szczepaniak, Saigopalakrishna S. Yerneni, Francesca Lorandi, Hossein Jafari, Sushil Lathwal, Subha R. Das, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. Chem. Commun. 2021, 57, 12844–12847.
"Are RAFT and ATRP Universally Interchangeable Polymerization Methods in Network Formation?", Julia Cuthbert, Shiwanka V. Wanasinghe, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Dominik Konkolewicz. Macromolecules 2021, 54, 18, 8331–8340.
"Conjugated Cross-linked Phenothiazines as Green or Red Light Heterogeneous Photocatalysts for Copper-Catalyzed Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization", Sajjad Dadashi-Silab, Francesca Lorandi, Matthew J. DiTucci, Mingkang Sun, Grzegorz Szczepaniak, Tong Liu, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 25, 9630–9638.
"Depolymerization of P(PDMS11MA) Bottlebrushes via Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization with Activator Regeneration", Michael R. Martinez, Sajjad Dadashi-Silab, Francesca Lorandi, Yuqi Zhao, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Macromolecules 2021, 54, 12, 5526–5538.
"Cu-Catalyzed Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization in the Presence of Liquid Metal Micro/Nanodroplets", Qiangbing Wei, Mingkang Sun, Francesca Lorandi, Rongguan Yin, Jiajun Yan, Tong Liu, Tomasz Kowalewski, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. Macromolecules 2021, 54, 4, 1631–1638.
"Engineering Exosome Polymer Hybrids by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization", Sushil Lathwal, Saigopalakrishna S. Yerneni, Susanne Boye, Upenyu L. Muza, Shuntaro Takahashi, Naoki Sugimoto, Albena Lederer, Subha R. Das, Phil G. Campbell, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2021, 118, 2, e2020241118.
2020
"Grafting Polymer from Oxygen-Vacancy-Rich Nanoparticles to Enable Protective Layers for Stable Lithium Metal Anode", Sipei Li, Tong Liu, Jiajun Yan, Jacob Flum, Han Wang, Francesca Lorandi, Zongyu Wang, Liye Fu, Leiming Hu, Yuqi Zhao, Rui Yuan, Mingkang Sun, Jay F. Whitacre, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. Nano Energy, 2020, 76, 105046.
"p‐Substituted Tris(2‐pyridylmethyl)amines as Ligands for Highly Active ATRP Catalysts: Facile Synthesis and Characterization", Alan E. Enciso, Francesca Lorandi, Arshad Mehmood, Marco Fantin, Grzegorz Szczepaniak, Benjamin G. Janesko, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 14910–14920.
"Fully Oxygen-Tolerant Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization Triggered by Sodium Pyruvate", Grzegorz Szczepaniak, Matylda Łagodzińska, Sajjad Dadashi-Silab, Adam Gorczyńskiad, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 8809–8816.
"Surface Engineering of Liquid Metal Nanodroplets by Attachable Diblock Copolymers", Qiangbing Wei, Mingkang Sun, Zongyu Wang, Jiajun Yan, Rui Yuan, Tong Liu, Carmel Majidi, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. ACS Nano 2020, 14, 8, 9884–9893.
"Investigating Temporal Control in Photoinduced Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization", Sajjad Dadashi-Silab, In-Hwan Lee, Athina Anastasaki, Francesca Lorandi, Benjaporn Narupai, Neil D. Dolinski, Michael L. Allegrezza, Marco Fantin, Dominik Konkolewicz, Craig J. Hawker, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski. Macromolecules 2020, 53, 13, 5280–5288.