Polymer Synthesis There are two major types of polymerization methods used to convert small molecules (monomers) into polymers. There are many forms of polymerization and different systems exist to categorize them. Due to their broad range of properties, both synthetic and natural polymers play essential and ubiquitous roles in everyday life. As a result, many novel functional polymers have been prepared.
This book brings together the "Who is who" of polymer science to give the readers an overview of the large field of polymer synthesis.
A polymer (/ ˈ p ɒ l ɪ m ər /; Greek poly-, "many" + -mer, "part") is a large molecule, or macromolecule, composed of many repeated subunits. The ability of templated polymers to exhibit specificity for the cell surfaces on which they were grown immediately suggested that polymers templated by different bacteria might show different selectivities for the different cell types, even if the same monomers were utilised in the b-ATRP synthesis.
Zhong et al. Their findings permitted, for the first time, the synthesis of unbranched, high molecular weight polyethylene (HDPE), laboratory synthesis of natural rubber from isoprene, and configurational control of polymers from terminal alkenes like propene (e.g.
Figure 1: Examples of natural and synthetic polymers II. However, it is often difficult to create intact sheets over large areas that can be transferred onto substrates. Novel polymeric acrylate-based flame retardants (FR 1–4) containing two phosphorus groups in different chemical environments were synthesized in three steps and characterized via nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and mass spectrometry (MS). The first step in making plastics is the polymerization of the raw materials, resulting in a product called a monomer. Functionalization Case Studies: Biomaterials Systems, Liquid Crystal (LC) Polymers : Less Traditional Approaches to Polymer Synthesis: 30: Surface Functionalization of Polymers, Graft Copolymerization. Recently, controlled polymerization techniques have progressed dramatically. Spherical polymer particles of sizes ranging between 50 and 360 nm were obtained by emulsion or mini-emulsion polymerization of two dimethoxy styrene monomers and cross-linked with 1 wt % of divinylbenzene (DVB). Thus, we show here the synthesis of redox-active polymer nanoparticles (RPN) based on the catechol/o-benzoquinone redox pair. Two-dimensional polymers can be made as monolayer sheets through controlled synthesis at an interface. The Section “Polymer Synthesis” of Polymers aims to rapidly publish contributions on all aspects of polymer synthesis.