Microscale synthesis of multiblock copolymers using ultrafast RAFT polymerisation

We demonstrate that ultrafast RAFT in the presence of air can be scaled down to 2 μL with good control using microvolume insert vials as the polymerisation vessel. By careful cooling and mixing of the sequential monomers, well-defined pentablock copolymers were generated with a final volume of 10 μL...

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Published inPolymer chemistry Vol. 10; no. 10; pp. 1186 - 1191
Main Authors Tanaka, Joji, Gurnani, Pratik, Cook, Alexander B., Häkkinen, Satu, Zhang, Junliang, Yang, Jie, Kerr, Andrew, Haddleton, David M., Perrier, Sébastien, Wilson, Paul
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 14.03.2019
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Addition polymerization
Chemical synthesis
Copolymers
Polymer chemistry
Polymerization
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Summary:We demonstrate that ultrafast RAFT in the presence of air can be scaled down to 2 μL with good control using microvolume insert vials as the polymerisation vessel. By careful cooling and mixing of the sequential monomers, well-defined pentablock copolymers were generated with a final volume of 10 μL.
ISSN:1759-9954
1759-9962
DOI:10.1039/C8PY01437J