RAFT Agents
About RAFT
Raft or Reversible Addition-Fragmentation chain Transfer polymerisation, is a technology platform for making better polymers. It uses simple, free-radical chemistry to enable the synthesis of tailor-made polymers with predetermined molecular weights, narrow polydispersities and complex architectures.
Raft is very broadly applicable to polymers particularily in the areas of industrial, personal care, agriculture and biomedical polymers where higher order functionality is required.
Boron Molecular is licensed by the Australian National Science Agency, the CSIRO, to manufacture and supply both research and commercial quantities of RAFT agents worldwide. This will ensure the RAFT technology is accessible to the polymer industry to take developments from the early development right through to commercialisation opening the up the market place to new applications .
A video presentation on CSIRO's RAFT technology
The goals and research of CSIRO’s Reversible Addition-Fragmentation chain Transfer (RAFT) are detailed in this video.
RAFT Polymerisation Technology
RAFT (Reversible Addition-Fragmentation chain Transfer) technology is a sophisticated form of controlled free radical polymerisation.
RAFT Agent Availability and Monomer Compatibility Table
Boron Molecular offers a range of RAFT agents that are compatible for use with all of the major monomer classes.
RAFT General Procedures
Explore RAFT General Procedures
