Martin W. M. Fijten
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Total Citations
240
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About
Martin W. M. Fijten is a polymer chemist whose research sits at the intersection of controlled radical polymerization, high-throughput synthesis, and combinatorial polymer science. Working primarily in the mid-2000s, Fijten made significant contributions to the development and systematic investigation of reversible addition-fragmentation chain-transfer (RAFT) polymerization, demonstrating its versatility across a broad range of acrylate and methacrylate monomers. His landmark 2005 study — which garnered 80 citations — established a rigorous parallel screening framework for eight different (meth)acrylates, providing a practical foundation for the designed synthesis of block and random copolymers. Fijten was equally pioneering in applying automated robotic platforms to polymer synthesis, championing high-throughput experimentation as a means to accelerate discovery in both RAFT and anionic polymerization processes (52 citations). His work on automated MALDI-TOF-MS sample preparation (38 citations) helped streamline combinatorial polymer characterization workflows. He also explored 2-oxazoline block copolymers and emulsion polymerization under automated conditions, broadening the scope of parallel polymer research. Collectively, his contributions helped establish high-throughput methodologies as a credible and powerful paradigm in modern synthetic polymer chemistry.
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- 4Automated MALDI-TOF-MS Sample Preparation in Combinatorial Polymer Research38 citations · 2003
- 5Potentials and Limitations of Automated Parallel Emulsion Polymerization16 citations · 2003
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