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Snowballing Radical Generation Leads to Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Polymers.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  22837041     Owner:  NLM     Status:  Publisher    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Styrene is the classical monomer obeying zero-one kinetics in radical emulsion polymerization. Accordingly, particles that are less than 100 nm in diameter contain either one or no growing radical(s). We describe a unique photoinitiated polymerization reaction accelerated by snowballing radical generation in a continuous flow reactor. Even in comparison to classical emulsion polymerization, these unprecedented snowballing reactions are rapid and high-yielding, with each particle simultaneously containing more than one growing radical. This is a consequence of photoinitiator incorporation into the nascent polymer backbone and repeated radical generation upon photo-irradiation.
Authors:
Paola Laurino; Hugo F Hernandez; Judith Bräuer; Kathleen Krüger; Hansjörg Grützmacher; Klaus Tauer; Peter H Seeberger
Publication Detail:
Type:  JOURNAL ARTICLE     Date:  2012-7-26
Journal Detail:
Title:  Macromolecular rapid communications     Volume:  -     ISSN:  1521-3927     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2012 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-7-27     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9888239     Medline TA:  Macromol Rapid Commun     Country:  -    
Other Details:
Languages:  ENG     Pagination:  -     Citation Subset:  -    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2012 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
Affiliation:
Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces, Am Mühlenberg 1, 14476 Potsdam, Germany.
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