Tandem RAFT Polymerization and Click Chemistry: An Efficient Approach to Surface Modification
✍ Scribed by Rajesh Ranjan; William J. Brittain
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 207 KB
- Volume
- 28
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1022-1336
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
PS grafted silica nanoparticles have been prepared by a tandem process that simultaneously employs RAFT polymerization and click chemistry. In a single pot procedure, azide‐modified silica, an alkyne functionalized RAFT agent and styrene are combined to produce the desired product. As deduced by thermal gravimetric and elemental analysis, the grafting density of PS on the silica in the tandem process is intermediate between analogous “grafting to” and “grafting from” techniques for preparing PS brushes on silica. Relative rates of RAFT polymerization and click reaction can be altered to control grafting density.
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