Application of the "Strathclyde Route" to branched vinyl polymers in suspension polymerization: architectural, thermal, and rheological characterization of the derived branched products

Michael Chisholm; Nicholas Hudson; Neil Kirtley; Filipe Vilela; David C. Sherrington

doi:10.1021/ma901081v

Application of the "Strathclyde Route" to branched vinyl polymers in suspension polymerization: architectural, thermal, and rheological characterization of the derived branched products

Michael Chisholm, Nicholas Hudson, Neil Kirtley, Filipe Vilela^*, David C. Sherrington

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School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

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Abstract

Copolymerizations of methyl methacrylate (MMA) and ethyl acrylate (EA), both monofunctional monomers, with ethylene glycol diacrylate (EGDA) as the brancher (a difunctional monomer) have been carried out via free-radical solvent-free suspension polymerization using 2,2'-azobis-(isobutyronitrile) (AIBN) as the source of radicals, in the presence of a chain transfer agent (CTA) to avoid cross-linking and produce only branched polymers. Investigation of various CTAs led to the choice of I-dodecanethiol (DDT) mainly due to its low volatility and hydrophobicity. Typically, EGDA/DDT mole ratios of

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	7745-7752
Number of pages	8
Journal	Macromolecules
Volume	42
Issue number	20
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/ma901081v
Publication status	Published - 27 Oct 2009

Keywords

TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION
ETHYLENE-GLYCOL DIMETHACRYLATE
AROMATIC ETHERIMIDE COPOLYMERS
SOLUBLE HYPERBRANCHED POLYMER
TRANSFER RAFT POLYMERIZATION
EXPERIMENTAL GEL POINTS
POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE)S
METHYL-METHACRYLATE
MOLECULAR-WEIGHT
GLASS-TRANSITION

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Application of the "Strathclyde Route" to branched vinyl polymers in suspension polymerization: architectural, thermal, and rheological characterization of the derived branched products. / Chisholm, Michael; Hudson, Nicholas; Kirtley, Neil et al.
In: Macromolecules, Vol. 42, No. 20, 27.10.2009, p. 7745-7752.

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