What is it about?
In this work, for the first time the effects of both monomer and initiator solubility is described for the RAFT Inverse Microemulsion polymerization system. This was made using a pH responsive monomer (2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate) and two different azo-initiator with distinct solubility profiles (AIBN and VA-044) .
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Why is it important?
The RAFT Inverse Microemulsion Polymerization is an under-explored polymerization system that can be used to synthesize very small and precise hydrophilic nanoparticles. For the first time, informations on how the monomer and initiator solubility affects the overall RAFT process, kinetics, molar mass profiles, and size distribution is investigated in detail.
Perspectives
With a better understanding of the peculiarities of the RAFT Inverse Microemulsion, researchers now have more information in how to design and conduct synthesis using this system.
Dr Marco Oliveira
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
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This page is a summary of: RAFT Inverse Microemulsion Polymerization: Effects of Monomer Solubility and Different Types of Initiators, Macromolecular Reaction Engineering, March 2017, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/mren.201600066.
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