Optimizing the generation of narrow polydispersity ‘arm-first’ star polymers made using RAFT polymerization
- 20 April 2011
- journal article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Polymer Chemistry
- Vol. 2 (8) , 1671-1677
Abstract
In this article, the synthesis of well-defined, narrow polydispersity (PDI < 1.2) star polymersviaRAFT polymerisation is detailed. An ‘arm-first’ method is described using a crosslinked nanogel core. The synthetic conditions and variables were thoroughly investigated and optimised so that nearly quantitative arm incorporation was found to occur. The parameters studied included polymerization time, the arm molecular weight, and the nature of the solvent and cross-linker.Keywords
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