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ReviewAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2026

Beyond Traditional RAFT Polymerization: Emerging Strategies and Future Perspectives; A Third Update.

Vianna F Jafari, James L Grace, Jiajia Li, Joji Tanaka, Glen R Jones, Athina Anastasaki, Wei You, Jian Zhu, Masami Kamigaito, Cyrille Boyer and 1 more

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Review in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Vianna F JafariPolymer Science Group, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1308-1754
James L GracePolymer Science Group, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Jiajia LiState and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Joji TanakaDepartment of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Glen R JonesLaboratory of Sustainable Polymers, Department of Materials, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Athina AnastasakiLaboratory of Sustainable Polymers, Department of Materials, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Wei YouDepartment of Chemistry, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Jian ZhuState and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Novel Functional Polymeric Materials, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Design and Application, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Masami KamigaitoDepartment of Molecular & Macromolecular Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan.
Cyrille BoyerSchool of Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Greg G QiaoPolymer Science Group, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2771-9675

Funding

C.B. thanks the Australian Research Council for his fellowship FL220100016
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization has undergone transformative growth since its inception in 1998, emerging as a powerful and versatile tool for precision polymer synthesis. This review highlights the latest developments in non-traditional RAFT polymerization from 2020 to 2025, capturing major innovations in activation techniques and expanding applications. Key emerging directions include the integration of RAFT into smart synthesis platforms powered by artificial intelligence, enabling high-throughput and autonomous polymer discovery, and innovations in RAFT depolymerization that support sustainable plastic recycling. With RAFT increasingly accessible to diverse materials science domains, this review provides a forward-looking perspective on the evolving capabilities and future potential of RAFT polymerization.

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controlled/living polymerizationphotochemistrypolymer structuresreversible addition‐fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT)

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PMID41532685
PMCPMC12948292

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