Computer-Aided Design of Agents for Controlling Free-Radical Polymerisation

该项目将提供对自由基聚合具有重要意义的前沿基础研究。这个过程是全球数十亿美元产业的基础，对澳大利亚经济非常重要。该项目将有助于扩大可逆加成断裂链转移（RAFT）聚合过程的适用性，这是CSIRO发明的一种重要的控制自由基聚合的新方法。在此过程中，该项目将促进一系列新聚合物产品的设计和开发，并应用于生物技术和纳米技术。 这项研究将有助于澳大利亚在这一重要领域保持领先地位。

This project will provide cutting-edge fundamental research of importance to free-radical polymerisation. This process is the basis of a multi-billion dollar industry worldwide, and is very important to the Australian economy. The project will help to expand the applicability of the reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerisation process, which is a significant new CSIRO-invented method for controlling free-radical polymerisation. In doing this, the project will facilitate the design and development of a range of new polymer products, with applications in biotechnology and nanotechnology. This research will help to keep Australia at the forefront of this important field.