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11.7 Conclusions

Clearly there has been enormous progress in recent years in the development, understanding, and expansion
of living-radical polymerization processes. The question may still remain, what is the future of living-radical
polymerizations? I am not sure that the answer is evident at this point. Much progress has been made
with respect to the development and understanding into the process and this bodes well for the future. The
future lies with the skill and the imagination of the scientists working in the field and we leave it in their
very capable hands to determine the future.

List of abbreviations

BPO Benzoyl peroxide

GPC Gel permeation chromatography

k d Dissociation rate constant

k c Recombination rate constant

K eq Equilibrium constant

KPS Potassium persulfate

M n Number average molecular weight

M w Weight average molecular weight

MMA Methyl methacrylate

PDI Polydispersity Index (PDI = M w /M n )

PRE Persistent radical effect

SFRP Stable free radical polymerization

TEMPO 2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperdinyl- N -oxy

TEMPO-TMS trans -2,6-diethyl-2,6-bis(1-trimethylsiloxanoxyethyl)-1-(1-phenylethoxy)piperidine- N -oxy

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