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Spectroscopic Monitoring of Polymerization in Microfluidic Channels
Published
Author(s)
Susan E. Barnes, Anthony J. Bur, Zuzanna T. Cygan, Kathryn Beers, Eric J. Amis
Abstract
At NIST Combinatorial Methods Center (NCMC) we are interested in the construction of material libraries that explore a range of polymer chemistries and properties. In this study we extend on-chip application of spectroscopic techniques to the analysis of monomer and polymeric systems. We have applied Raman and fluorescence spectroscopic techniques for high-throughput, combinatorial analysis of polymer droplets in microfluidic devices in order to establish a library of data to assess degree of polymerization and constituent concentration of a range of methacrylic monomer and cross-linker systems.
Barnes, S.
, Bur, A.
, Cygan, Z.
, Beers, K.
and Amis, E.
(2005),
Spectroscopic Monitoring of Polymerization in Microfluidic Channels, Journal of the American Chemical Society, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=852515
(Accessed October 11, 2025)