Macromolecular Rapid Communications, Vol.26, No.13, 1037-1042, 2005
Block copolymer PEO-b-PHPMA synthesis using controlled radical polymerization on a chip
Block copolymers of poly(ethylene oxide-block-2-hydroxypropyl methacrylate) (PEO-b-PHPMA) with a range of molecular masses of the PHPMA block were obtained by controlled radical polymerization on a chip (CRP chip) using a PEO macroinitiator. A series of well-controlled polymerizations were carried out at different pumping rates or reaction times with a constant ratio of monomer to initiator. The stoichiometry of the reactants was also adjusted by varying relative flow rates to change the reactant concentrations.
Keywords:atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP);block copolymers;high-throughput screening;microfluidics;radical polymerization