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  1. TIRP enables directgrafting-frompolymerization of proteins and enzymes under physiological conditions, maintaining their structure and function. By using cysteine thiols as initiators, polymers are site-selectively grafted from unmodified proteins. 
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  2. Controlledradicalpolymerizations(CRPs)areoneofthemost importantways toobtainuniform, definedmolecularweight polymerswith complex composition and architecture such as block copolymers. Anew controlledandlight-initiatedradicalpolymerizationis introducedthatmakes useofthiol initiatorsandanIr-photocatalyst.Differentreactionparametersare studiedfortheirimportanceinthecontrolledcharacteristicsofpolymerization, suchaslowdispersity,controlofmolecularweights,andstraightforwardaccess toblockcopolymers.Thelightcontrolfurthermoreallowsforsimpleswitching onandoffof thepolymerization.Weproposeamechanismfor theso-called thiol-induced, light-activated,controlledradicalpolymerization(TIRP),whichincludestheformationofdormantspeciesandtheir light-andcatalyst-dependentequilibriumwiththeactivepolymerchainend.TIRPenriches theportfolioof controlledandlightinitiatedpolymerizationmethodsby itsviabilityatmildconditions andthepossibility togrowpolymers froma largevarietyof readilyavailablethiols. 
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