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Measurement of Reactivity Ratios in Surface-Initiated Copolymerization

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Author(s)

Derek L. Patton, Kirt A. Page, Chang Xu, Kirsten Genson, Michael J. Fasolka, Kathryn L. Beers

Abstract

This work describes a new approach to measure monomer reactivity ratios from surface-initiated copolymerizations using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Styrene/methyl methacrylate statistical copolymer brushes were prepared from various monomer feeds by surface-initiated copolymerizaion at room temperature under UV irradiation. The copolymer brush composition data was fit to the terminal copolymerization kinetic model resulting in point estimates for the monomer reactivity ratios that are in good agreement with values measured under bulk reaction conditions.
Citation
Macromolecules
Volume
40
Issue
17
Pub Type
Journals

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Keywords

copolymerization, polymer brush, reactivity ratio, statistical, surface-initiated
Materials characterization and Polymers

Citation

Patton, D. , Page, K. , Xu, C. , Genson, K. , Fasolka, M. and Beers, K. (2007), Measurement of Reactivity Ratios in Surface-Initiated Copolymerization, Macromolecules, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=852752 (Accessed April 18, 2024)

Created August 21, 2007, Updated February 19, 2017