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Toward Hybrid Materials: Group Transfer Polymerization of 3‐(Trimethoxysilyl)propyl Methacrylate
Author(s) -
Chung Justin J.,
Jones Julian R.,
Georgiou Theoni K.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
macromolecular rapid communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1521-3927
pISSN - 1022-1336
DOI - 10.1002/marc.201500356
Subject(s) - methacrylate , polymerization , polymer chemistry , monomer , materials science , polymer , self healing hydrogels , functional polymers , chain transfer , methyl methacrylate , radical polymerization , chemical engineering , composite material , engineering
In this study, the group transfer polymerization (GTP) of the functional monomer 3‐(trimethoxysilyl)propyl methacrylate (TMSPMA) is reported to produce polymers of different architectures and topologies. TMSPMA is successfully polymerized and copolymerized with GTP to produce well‐defined (co)polymers that can be used to fabricate functional hybrid materials like hydrogels and films.