PET-RAFT Increases Uniformity in Polymer Networks
PET-RAFT Increases Uniformity in Polymer Networks
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PET-RAFT 提高聚合物网络的均匀性
DOI:
10.1021/acsmacrolett.2c00448
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发表时间:
2022
影响因子:
7.015
通讯作者:
Konkolewicz, Dominik
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作者:
Wanasinghe, Shiwanka V.;Sun, Mingkang;Yehl, Kevin;Cuthbert, Julia;Matyjaszewski, Krzysztof;Konkolewicz, Dominik
Photoinduced electron/energy transfer (PET)-reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer polymerization (RAFT) and conventional photoinitiated RAFT were used to synthesize polymer networks. In this study, two different metal catalysts, namely, tris[2-phenylpyridinato-C2,N]iridium(III) (Ir(ppy)3) and zinc tetraphenylporphyrin (ZnTPP), were selected to generate two different catalytic pathways, one with Ir(ppy)3proceeding through an energy-transfer pathway and one with ZnTPP proceeding through an electron-transfer pathway. These PET-RAFT systems were contrasted against a conventional photoinitated RAFT process. Mechanically robust materials were generated. Using bulk swelling ratios and degradable cross-linkers, the homogeneity of the networks was evaluated. Especially at high primary chain length and cross-link density, the PET-RAFT systems generated more uniform networks than those made by conventional RAFT, with the electron transfer-based ZnTPP giving superior results to those of Ir(ppy)3. The ability to deactivate radicals either by RAFT exchange or reversible coupling in PET RAFT was proposed as the mechanism that gave better control in PET-RAFT systems.