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Monitoring Polymerization in Microfludic Flow Channels Using Spectroscopy Methods
Published
Author(s)
Anthony J. Bur, Zuzanna T. Cygan, Kathryn L. Beers, Susan E. Barnes
Abstract
A micro-fluidic device, designed as a high throughput system for characterizing polymerizations over a range of solvent, monomer, initiator and temperature conditions, was instrumented with a fluorescence spectrometer. A fluorescent dye, incorporated into the monomer at very low concentration, was used as a molecular viscosity probe to monitor changes in viscosity during the polymerization of acrylic polymers. The measurement provides information about the extent of polymerization.
Proceedings Title
Society of Plastics Engineers | Annual Technical Meeting | Proceedings
Bur, A.
, Cygan, Z.
, Beers, K.
and Barnes, S.
(2008),
Monitoring Polymerization in Microfludic Flow Channels Using Spectroscopy Methods, Society of Plastics Engineers | Annual Technical Meeting | Proceedings, Undefined
(Accessed October 12, 2025)