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Athina Anastasaki

Athina Anastasaki

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Materials Science

D-Index
61
Citations
10065
World Ranking
6901
National Ranking
104

Chemistry

D-Index
61
Citations
10074
World Ranking
9489
National Ranking
186

Overview

Athina Anastasaki is affiliated with ETH Zurich in Switzerland, specializing in chemistry and materials science. Their research concentrates on organic chemistry and materials chemistry, with significant contributions in polymers and plastics, biomaterials, and surfaces, coatings, and films.

The scientist's work centers around advanced polymer synthesis and characterization. Additional research topics include photopolymerization techniques and applications, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, polymer surface interaction studies, block copolymer self-assembly, organometallic complex synthesis and catalysis, and radioactive element chemistry and processing.

Athina Anastasaki has contributed extensively to scholarly publications, frequently publishing in the following venues:

  • Journal of Polymer Science
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Polymer Chemistry

Some recent publications include:

  • Recent Developments and Future Challenges in Controlled Radical Polymerization: A 2020 Update (2020, Chem)
  • A comparison of RAFT and ATRP methods for controlled radical polymerization (2021, Nature Reviews Chemistry)
  • Reversing RAFT Polymerization: Near-Quantitative Monomer Generation Via a Catalyst-Free Depolymerization Approach (2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • Tailoring Polymer Dispersity by RAFT Polymerization: A Versatile Approach (2020, Chem)
  • Reversed Controlled Polymerization (RCP): Depolymerization from Well-Defined Polymers to Monomers (2023, Journal of the American Chemical Society)

Athina Anastasaki has collaborated frequently with a group of co-authors notable in polymer chemistry:

  • Nghia P. Truong
  • Richard Whitfield
  • Kostas Parkatzidis
  • Craig J. Hawker
  • Tae-Lim Choi

This scientist's extensive research output includes numerous publications that contribute to ongoing developments in controlled radical polymerization, polymer dispersity control, and polymer depolymerization processes.

Best Publications

  • Recent Developments and Future Challenges in Controlled Radical Polymerization: A 2020 Update

    Kostas Parkatzidis;Hyun Suk Wang;Nghia P. Truong;Athina Anastasaki

  • Cu(0)-Mediated Living Radical Polymerization: A Versatile Tool for Materials Synthesis

    Athina Anastasaki;Athina Anastasaki;Vasiliki Nikolaou;Gabit Nurumbetov;Paul Wilson;Paul Wilson

  • Copper(II)/Tertiary Amine Synergy in Photoinduced Living Radical Polymerization: Accelerated Synthesis of ω-Functional and α,ω-Heterofunctional Poly(acrylates)

    Athina Anastasaki;Vasiliki Nikolaou;Qiang Zhang;James A. Burns

  • A comparison of RAFT and ATRP methods for controlled radical polymerization

    Nghia P. Truong;Glen R. Jones;Kate G. E. Bradford;Dominik Konkolewicz

  • Aqueous copper-mediated living polymerization: exploiting rapid disproportionation of CuBr with Me6TREN

    Qiang Zhang;Paul Wilson;Zaidong Li;Ronan McHale

  • Sequence-controlled methacrylic multiblock copolymers via sulfur-free RAFT emulsion polymerization.

    Nikolaos G. Engelis;Athina Anastasaki;Athina Anastasaki;Gabit Nurumbetov;Nghia P. Truong

  • Sequence‐Controlled Multi‐Block Glycopolymers to Inhibit DC‐SIGN‐gp120 Binding

    Qiang Zhang;Jennifer Collins;Athina Anastasaki;Russell Wallis

  • Evolution and Future Directions of Metal-Free Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization

    Emre H. Discekici;Athina Anastasaki;Javier Read de Alaniz;Craig J. Hawker

  • Tailoring polymer dispersity and shape of molecular weight distributions: methods and applications

    Richard Whitfield;Nghia P. Truong;Daniel Messmer;Kostas Parkatzidis

  • Stability of the A15 phase in diblock copolymer melts.

    Morgan W. Bates;Joshua Lequieu;Stephanie M. Barbon;Ronald M. Lewis

  • Photoinduced sequence-control via one pot living radical polymerization of acrylates

    Athina Anastasaki;Vasiliki Nikolaou;George S Pappas;Qiang Zhang

  • Reversed Controlled Polymerization (RCP): Depolymerization from Well-Defined Polymers to Monomers

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  • Tuning Dispersity by Photoinduced Atom Transfer Radical Polymerisation: Monomodal Distributions with ppm Copper Concentration.

    Richard Whitfield;Konstantinos Parkatzidis;Manon Rolland;Nghia Phuoc Truong

  • Tailoring Polymer Dispersity by RAFT Polymerization: A Versatile Approach

    Richard Whitfield;Kostas Parkatzidis;Nghia P. Truong;Nghia P. Truong;Tanja Junkers

  • Sequence-controlled multi-block copolymerization of acrylamides via aqueous SET-LRP at 0 °C

    Fehaid Alsubaie;Athina Anastasaki;Paul J Wilson;Paul J Wilson;David Mark Haddleton;David Mark Haddleton

  • Cu(0)-mediated living radical polymerization: recent highlights and applications; a perspective

    Athina Anastasaki;Athina Anastasaki;Vasiliki Nikolaou;David M. Haddleton;David M. Haddleton

  • Light-Mediated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of Semi-Fluorinated (Meth)acrylates: Facile Access to Functional Materials

    Emre H. Discekici;Emre H. Discekici;Athina Anastasaki;Revital Kaminker;Johannes Willenbacher

  • High Molecular Weight Block Copolymers by Sequential Monomer Addition via Cu(0)-Mediated Living Radical Polymerization (SET-LRP): An Optimized Approach

    Athina Anastasaki;Christopher Waldron;Paul Wilson;Cyrille Boyer

  • Enlightening the Mechanism of Copper Mediated PhotoRDRP via High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry.

    Elena Frick;Athina Anastasaki;David M. Haddleton;Christopher Barner-Kowollik

  • One-Pot Synthesis of ABCDE Multiblock Copolymers with Hydrophobic, Hydrophilic, and Semi-Fluorinated Segments

    Athina Anastasaki;Bernd Oschmann;Johannes Willenbacher;Anna Melker

  • Multiblock sequence-controlled glycopolymers via Cu(0)-LRP following efficient thiol-halogen, thiol-epoxy and CuAAC reactions

    Qiang Zhang;Athina Anastasaki;Guang-Zhao Li;Guang-Zhao Li;Alice J Haddleton

Frequent Co-Authors

David M. Haddleton
David M. Haddleton University of Warwick
Craig J. Hawker
Craig J. Hawker University of California, Santa Barbara
Thomas P. Davis
Thomas P. Davis University of Queensland
Kristian Kempe
Kristian Kempe Monash University
Michael R. Whittaker
Michael R. Whittaker Monash University
Qiang Zhang
Qiang Zhang Dalian University of Technology
John F. Quinn
John F. Quinn Monash University
Javier Read de Alaniz
Javier Read de Alaniz University of California, Santa Barbara
Virgil Percec
Virgil Percec University of Pennsylvania

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