Mechanochemical Synthesis of Stimuli Responsive Microgels

Mechanochemical approaches are widely used for the efficient, solvent-free synthesis of organic molecules, however their applicability to functional polymers has remained underexplored. In Research Article (e202305783), Carsten Bolm, Andrij Pich, and co-workers developed a free-radical polymerization approach mechanochemically synthesize structurally morphologically well-defined complex macromolecular architectures, stimuli-responsive microgels, in conditions solvent- initiator-free.