Spanning the entire field from fundamentals to applications in material science, this one-stop source is the first comprehensive reference for polymer, physical and surface chemists, materials scientists, chemical engineers, and those chemists working in industry.

From the contents:

• Introduction: Living Free Radical Polymerization and the RAFT Process
• Fundamental Structure-Reactivity Correlations Governing the RAFT Process
• Mechanism and Kinetics
• The RAFT Process as a Kinetic Tool
• Theory and Practice in Technical Applications
• RAFT Polymerization in Bulk and Organic Solvents, as well as Homogeneous Aqueous Systems
• Emulsion and Mini-Emulsion Polymerization
• Complex Architecture Design
• Macromolecular Design via the Interchange of Xanthates
• Surface Modification
• Stability and Physical Properties of RAFT Polymers
• Novel Materials: From Drug Delivery to Opto-Electronics
• Outlook and Future Developments