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  1. RAFT-prepared α-difunctional poly(2-vinyl-4,4-dimethylazlactone)s and their derivatives: synthesis and effect of end-groups on aqueous inverse temperature solubility

    Article • Polymer Chemistry, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Andrew Lowe

  2. Macromol. Rapid Commun. 8/2014

    Article • Macromolecular Rapid Communications, April 2014, Wiley

    Andrew Lowe

  3. Novel α,α‐Bischolesteryl Functional (Co)Polymers: RAFT Radical Polymerization Synthesis and Preliminary Solution Characterization

    Article • Macromolecular Rapid Communications, February 2014, Wiley

    Thomas Davis, Andrew Lowe

  4. Combining Ring‐Opening Metathesis Polymerization and Thiol‐Ene Coupling Chemistries: Facile Access to Novel Functional Linear and Nonlinear Macromolecules

    Article • Macromolecular Rapid Communications, January 2014, Wiley

    Andrew Lowe

  5. Thiol‐Michael coupling and ring‐opening metathesis polymerization: facile access to functional exo‐7‐oxanorbornene dendron macromonomers

    Article • Polymer International, January 2014, Wiley

    Andrew Lowe

  6. Polymerization-induced self-assembly: ethanolic RAFT dispersion polymerization of 2-phenylethyl methacrylate

    Article • Polymer Chemistry, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Andrew Lowe, Yiwen Pei

  7. The precise molecular location of gadolinium atoms has a significant influence on the efficacy of nanoparticulate MRI positive contrast agents

    Article • Polymer Chemistry, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Thomas Davis, Andrew Lowe

  8. Thiol–ene “click” reactions and recent applications in polymer and materials synthesis: a first update

    Article • Polymer Chemistry, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Andrew Lowe

  9. ROMP (co)polymers with pendent alkyne side groups: post-polymerization modification employing thiol–yne and CuAAC coupling chemistries

    Article • Polymer Chemistry, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Andrew Lowe

  10. Factors influencing the synthesis and the post-modification of PEGylated pentafluorophenyl acrylate containing copolymers

    Article • European Polymer Journal, October 2013, Elsevier

    Andrew Lowe

  11. RAFT Synthesis and Aqueous Solution Behavior of Novel pH- and Thermo-Responsive (Co)Polymers Derived from Reactive Poly(2-vinyl-4,4-dimethylazlactone) Scaffolds

    Article • Macromolecules, September 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Andrew Lowe

  12. End‐group Functionalization of RAFT‐prepared Polymers Using Thiol‐X Chemistries

    Article • August 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Andrew Lowe

  13. Thiol‐X Chemistries in Polymer and Materials Science

    Article • August 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Andrew Lowe, Professor Christopher N Bowman

  14. Thermoresponsive (Co)polymers through Postpolymerization Modification of Poly(2-vinyl-4,4-dimethylazlactone)

    Article • Macromolecules, August 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Andrew Lowe

  15. Amidine functionality as a stimulus-responsive building block

    Article • Chemical Society Reviews, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Andrew Lowe

  16. Nucleophilic thiol-Michael chemistry and hyperbranched (co)polymers: synthesis and ring-opening metathesis (co)polymerization of novel difunctional exo-7-oxanorbornenes with in situ inimer formation

    Article • Polymer Chemistry, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Andrew Lowe

  17. Post‐functionalization of a ROMP polymer backbone via radical thiol‐ene coupling chemistry

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, November 2012, Wiley

    Andrew Lowe

  18. Reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer synthesis of amidine‐based, CO2‐responsive homo and AB diblock (Co)polymers comprised of histamine and their gas‐triggered self‐assembly in water

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, October 2012, Wiley

    Andrew Lowe

  19. Thiol–yne Chemistry in Polymer and Materials Science

    Article • October 2012, Wiley

    Andrew Lowe

  20. Macromolecular Ligands for Gadolinium MRI Contrast Agents

    Article • Macromolecules, May 2012, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Andrew Lowe

  21. Comparison between the LCST and UCST Transitions of Double Thermoresponsive Diblock Copolymers: Insights into the Behavior of POEGMA in Alcohols

    Article • Macromolecules, April 2012, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Andrew Lowe

  22. Synthesis and Thermoresponsive Solution Properties of Poly[oligo(ethylene glycol) (meth)acrylamide]s: Biocompatible PEG Analogues

    Article • Macromolecules, February 2012, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Andrew Lowe

  23. UCST-driven self-assembly and crosslinking of diblock copolymer micelles

    Article • Polymer Chemistry, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Andrew Lowe

  24. Thiol-Michael coupling chemistry: facile access to a library of functional exo-7-oxanorbornenes and their ring-opening metathesis (co)polymerization

    Article • Polymer Chemistry, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Andrew Lowe

  25. Polymer–gold nanohybrids with potential use in bimodal MRI/CT: enhancing the relaxometric properties of Gd(iii) complexes

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Andrew Lowe

  26. Macromol. Rapid Commun. 15/2011

    Article • Macromolecular Rapid Communications, July 2011, Wiley

    Andrew Lowe

  27. RAFT Polymerization and Thiol Chemistry: A Complementary Pairing for Implementing Modern Macromolecular Design

    Article • Macromolecular Rapid Communications, May 2011, Wiley

    Thomas Davis, Andrew Lowe

  28. Combining RAFT Radical Polymerization and Click/Highly Efficient Coupling Chemistries: A Powerful Strategy for the Preparation of Novel Materials

    Article • Macromolecular Rapid Communications, April 2011, Wiley

    Andrew Lowe

  29. Macromolecular thiolysis of oxiranes: end-group modification of RAFT prepared homopolymers

    Article • Polymer Chemistry, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Andrew Lowe

  30. End Group Reactions of RAFT-Prepared (Co)Polymers

    Article • Australian Journal of Chemistry, January 2011, CSIRO Publishing

    Andrew Lowe

  31. Facile Access to Polymeric Vesicular Nanostructures: Remarkable ω-End group Effects in Cholesterol and Pyrene Functional (Co)Polymers

    Article • Macromolecules, December 2010, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Andrew Lowe

  32. Nucleophile-Initiated Thiol-Michael Reactions: Effect of Organocatalyst, Thiol, and Ene

    Article • Macromolecules, July 2010, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Andrew Lowe

  33. ChemInform Abstract: Thiol‐Click Chemistry: A Multifaceted Toolbox for Small Molecule and Polymer Synthesis

    Article • ChemInform, June 2010, Wiley

    Andrew Lowe, Professor Christopher N Bowman

  34. Synthesis, Thiol−Yne “Click” Photopolymerization, and Physical Properties of Networks Derived from Novel Multifunctional Alkynes

    Article • Macromolecules, May 2010, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Andrew Lowe, Professor Christopher N Bowman

  35. Thiol-click chemistry: a multifaceted toolbox for small molecule and polymer synthesis

    Article • Chemical Society Reviews, January 2010, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Andrew Lowe, Professor Christopher N Bowman

  36. Thiol-Based 'Click' Chemistries in Polymer: Synthesis and Modification

    Article • Australian Journal of Chemistry, January 2010, CSIRO Publishing

    Andrew Lowe

  37. Thiol-ene “click” reactions and recent applications in polymer and materials synthesis

    Article • Polymer Chemistry, January 2010, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Andrew Lowe

  38. Thiol-yne click chemistry: A powerful and versatile methodology for materials synthesis

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 2010, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Andrew Lowe, Professor Christopher N Bowman

  39. Combining Thio−Bromo “Click” Chemistry and RAFT Polymerization: A Powerful Tool for Preparing Functionalized Multiblock and Hyperbranched Polymers

    Article • Macromolecules, December 2009, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Thomas Davis, Andrew Lowe

  40. Improved Molecular Weight Control in Ring‐Opening Metathesis Polymerization (ROMP) Reactions with Ru‐Based Olefin Metathesis Catalysts Using N Donors and Acid: A Kinetic and Mechanistic Investigation

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, November 2009, Wiley

    Andrew Lowe

  41. The nucleophilic, phosphine-catalyzed thiol–ene click reaction and convergent star synthesis with RAFT-prepared homopolymers

    Article • Polymer, July 2009, Elsevier

    Andrew Lowe

  42. Sequential Phosphine-Catalyzed, Nucleophilic Thiol−Ene/Radical-Mediated Thiol−Yne Reactions and the Facile Orthogonal Synthesis of Polyfunctional Materials

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, April 2009, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Andrew Lowe

  43. Photopolymerization of Thiol-Alkynes: Polysulfide Networks

    Article • Chemistry of Materials, March 2009, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Andrew Lowe

  44. Synthesis of di‐ and tri‐tertiary amine containing methacrylic monomers and their (co)polymerization via RAFT

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, February 2009, Wiley

    Andrew Lowe

  45. RAFT Synthesis and Stimulus-Induced Self-Assembly in Water of Copolymers Based on the Biocompatible Monomer 2-(Methacryloyloxy)ethyl Phosphorylcholine

    Article • Biomacromolecules, February 2009, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Andrew Lowe

  46. Substituted hippurates and hippurate analogs as substrates and inhibitors of peptidylglycine α-hydroxylating monooxygenase (PHM)

    Article • Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, December 2008, Elsevier

    Andrew Lowe

  47. RAFT Polymerization in Homogeneous Aqueous Media: Initiation Systems, RAFT Agent Stability, Monomers and Polymer Structures

    Article • January 2008, Wiley

    Andrew Lowe, Professor Andrew B Lowe

  48. Convergent synthesis of 3-arm star polymers from RAFT-prepared poly(N,N-diethylacrylamide) via a thiol–ene click reaction

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 2008, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Andrew Lowe

  49. New Well-Defined Polymeric Betaines:  First Report Detailing the Synthesis and ROMP of Salt-Responsive Sulfopropylbetaine- and Carboxyethylbetaine-exo-7-oxanorbornene Monomers

    Article • Macromolecules, December 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Andrew Lowe

  50. Benzylidene-Functionalized Ruthenium-Based Olefin Metathesis Catalysts for Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization in Organic and Aqueous Media

    Article • Organometallics, November 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Andrew Lowe

  51. Effect of the Halide Counterion in the ROMP of exo‐Benzyl‐[2‐(3,5‐dioxo‐10‐oxa‐4‐aza‐tricyclo[5.2.1.02,6]dec‐8‐en‐4‐yl)ethyl]dimethyl ammonium Bromide/Chloride

    Article • Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, November 2007, Wiley

    Andrew Lowe

  52. A doubly responsive AB diblock copolymer: RAFT synthesis and aqueous solution properties of poly (N‐isopropylacrylamide‐block‐4‐vinylbenzoic acid)

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, November 2007, Wiley

    Andrew Lowe

  53. RAFT Synthesis and Solution Properties of pH‐Responsive Styrenic‐Based AB Diblock Copolymers of 4‐Vinylbenzyltrimethylphosphonium Chloride with N,N‐Dimethylbenzylvinylamine

    Article • Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, October 2007, Wiley

    Andrew Lowe

  54. Anti-HIV-1 Activity of Poly(mandelic acid) Derivatives

    Article • Biomacromolecules, October 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Andrew Lowe

  55. Photopolymerization kinetics of ionic liquid monomers derived from the neutralization reaction between trialkylamines and acid‐containing (meth)acrylates

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, June 2007, Wiley

    Andrew Lowe

  56. RAFT polymerization of styrenic‐based phosphonium monomers and a new family of well‐defined statistical and block polyampholytes

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, May 2007, Wiley

    Andrew Lowe

  57. The controlled homogeneous organic solution polymerization of new hydrophilic cationic exo‐7‐oxanorbornenes via ROMP with RuCl2(PCy3)2CHPh in a novel 2,2,2‐trifluoroethanol/methylenechloride solvent mixture

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, April 2007, Wiley

    Andrew Lowe

  58. Synthesis of controlled-structure AB diblock copolymers of 3-O-methacryloyl-1,2:3,4-di-O-isopropylidene-d-galactopyranose and 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate

    Article • Polymer, April 2007, Elsevier

    Andrew Lowe

  59. "Smart" Multifunctional Polymers for Enhanced Oil Recovery

    Article • March 2007, Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)

    Andrew Lowe

  60. Surface Modification of Gold Nanorods with Polymers Synthesized by Reversible Addition−Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization

    Article • Chemistry of Materials, December 2006, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Andrew Lowe

  61. Polyelectrolytes and Polyzwitterions:  Synthesis, Properties, and Applications Edited by Andrew B. Lowe and Charles L. McCormick (University of Southern Mississippi). American Chemical Society:  Washington, DC (Distributed by Oxford University Press). ...

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, October 2006, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Andrew Lowe

  62. Polyelectrolytes and Polyzwitterions

    Article • July 2006

    Andrew Lowe

  63. Synthetic Polyzwitterions: Water-Soluble Copolymers and Terpolymers

    Article • July 2006, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Andrew Lowe

  64. Synthesis of Polyelectrolytes via Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization

    Article • July 2006, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Andrew Lowe

  65. Preface

    Article • July 2006, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Andrew Lowe

  66. Synthesis, Aqueous Solution Properties, and Biomedical Application of Polymeric Betaines

    Article • July 2006, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Andrew Lowe

  67. Reversible Addition Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization of Water-Soluble, Ion-Containing Monomers

    Article • July 2006, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Andrew Lowe

  68. Characterization of pH-dependent micellization of polystyrene-based cationic block copolymers prepared by reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) radical polymerization

    Article • Polymer, May 2006, Elsevier

    Andrew Lowe

  69. Antimicrobial activity of statistical polymethacrylic sulfopropylbetaines against gram‐positive and gram‐negative bacteria

    Article • Journal of Applied Polymer Science, April 2006, Wiley

    Andrew Lowe

  70. Polymers, Water‐Soluble

    Article • March 2006, Wiley

    Andrew Lowe

  71. "Smart" Multifunctional Polymers for Enhanced Oil Recovery

    Article • October 2005, Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)

    Andrew Lowe

  72. Synthesis and Evaluation of New Dicarboxylic Acid Functional Trithiocarbonates:  RAFT Synthesis of Telechelic Poly(n-butyl acrylate)s

    Article • Macromolecules, October 2005, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Andrew Lowe

  73. Synthesis of Terminally Functionalized (Co)Polymers via Reversible Addition Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization and Subsequent Immobilization to Solid Surfaces with Potential Biosensor Applications

    Article • September 2005, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Andrew Lowe

  74. Controlled/living polymerization of methacrylamide in aqueous media via the RAFT process

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, June 2005, Wiley

    Andrew Lowe

  75. Aqueous RAFT Polymerization of Acrylamide and N,N‐Dimethylacrylamide at Room Temperature

    Article • Macromolecular Rapid Communications, May 2005, Wiley

    Andrew Lowe

  76. Kinetics and Molecular Weight Control of the Polymerization of Acrylamide via RAFT

    Article • Macromolecules, November 2004, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Andrew Lowe

  77. ''SMART'' MULTIFUNCTIONAL POLYMERS FOR ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY

    Article • October 2004, Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI)

    Andrew Lowe

  78. Aqueous RAFT Polymerization: Recent Developments in Synthesis of Functional Water‐Soluble (Co)polymers with Controlled Structures

    Article • ChemInform, July 2004, Wiley

    Andrew Lowe

  79. Water‐Soluble Polymers

    Article • July 2004, Wiley

    Andrew Lowe

  80. Facile, Controlled, Room-Temperature RAFT Polymerization of N-Isopropylacrylamide

    Article • Biomacromolecules, June 2004, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Andrew Lowe

  81. Aqueous RAFT Polymerization:  Recent Developments in Synthesis of Functional Water-Soluble (Co)polymers with Controlled Structures

    Article • Accounts of Chemical Research, March 2004, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Andrew Lowe

  82. Aqueous solution properties of pH‐responsive AB diblock acrylamido–styrenic copolymers synthesized via aqueous reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, February 2004, Wiley

    Andrew Lowe

  83. Hydrolytic Susceptibility of Dithioester Chain Transfer Agents and Implications in Aqueous RAFT Polymerizations

    Article • Macromolecules, February 2004, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Andrew Lowe

  84. The direct polymerization of 2-methacryloxyethyl glucoside via aqueous reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization

    Article • Polymer, October 2003, Elsevier

    Andrew Lowe

  85. Aqueous Solution Properties of pH-Responsive AB Diblock Acrylamido Copolymers Synthesized via Aqueous RAFT

    Article • Macromolecules, July 2003, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Andrew Lowe

  86. RAFT Polymerization in Homogeneous Aqueous Media

    Article • June 2003, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Andrew Lowe

  87. Modification of Gold Surfaces with Water-Soluble (Co)polymers Prepared via Aqueous Reversible Addition−Fragmentation Chain Transfer (RAFT) Polymerization

    Article • Langmuir, June 2003, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Andrew Lowe

  88. Synthesis of Block Copolymers of 2- and 4-Vinylpyridine by RAFT Polymerization

    Article • Macromolecules, May 2003, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Andrew Lowe

  89. Sulfobetaine‐containing diblock and triblock copolymers via reversible addition‐fragmentation chain transfer polymerization in aqueous media

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, March 2003, Wiley

    Andrew Lowe

  90. Conditions for Facile, Controlled RAFT Polymerization of Acrylamide in Water

    Article • Macromolecules, February 2003, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Andrew Lowe

  91. Water‐Soluble Polymers. Part 89. Synthesis and Solution Properties of Zwitterionic Polymers

    Article • ChemInform, January 2003, Wiley

    Andrew Lowe

  92. Homogeneous Controlled Free Radical Polymerization in Aqueous Media

    Article • ChemInform, January 2003, Wiley

    Andrew Lowe

  93. Synthesis and Solution Properties of Zwitterionic Polymers

    Article • Chemical Reviews, October 2002, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Andrew Lowe

  94. Controlled/“Living” Polymerization of Sulfobetaine Monomers Directly in Aqueous Media via RAFT

    Article • Macromolecules, October 2002, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Andrew Lowe

  95. Facile Preparation of Transition Metal Nanoparticles Stabilized by Well-Defined (Co)polymers Synthesized via Aqueous Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, September 2002, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Andrew Lowe

  96. RAFT Polymerization of N,N-Dimethylacrylamide in Water

    Article • Macromolecules, May 2002, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Andrew Lowe

  97. Raft Polymerization of N,N-Dimethylacrylamide Utilizing Novel Chain Transfer Agents Tailored for High Reinitiation Efficiency and Structural Control

    Article • Macromolecules, April 2002, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Andrew Lowe

  98. Water-Soluble Polymers. 84. Controlled Polymerization in Aqueous Media of Anionic Acrylamido Monomers via RAFT

    Article • Macromolecules, August 2001, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Andrew Lowe

  99. Water-Soluble Polymers. 81. Direct Synthesis of Hydrophilic Styrenic-Based Homopolymers and Block Copolymers in Aqueous Solution via RAFT

    Article • Macromolecules, February 2001, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Andrew Lowe

  100. Stimuli Responsive Water-Soluble and Amphiphilic (Co)polymers

    Article • November 2000, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Andrew Lowe

  101. Synthesis and Properties of Low-Polydispersity Poly(sulfopropylbetaine)s and Their Block Copolymers

    Article • Macromolecules, March 1999, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Andrew Lowe

  102. Selective betainisation of tertiary amine methacrylate block copolymers

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry, January 1997, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Andrew Lowe

  103. Synthesis of polybetaines with narrow molecular mass distribution and controlled architecture

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 1996, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Andrew Lowe

  104. Corrigenda

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 1996, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Andrew Lowe

  105. Corrigenda

    Article • Chemical Communications, January 1996, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Andrew Lowe, Anton Vidal-Ferran