New Polymers from Multi-Vinyl Monomer Homopolymerisation

支化聚合物提供了新颖的材料行为和独特的产品优势；几个系统已经商业化，从而产生了巨大的市场价值。许多用于支化聚合物生产的化学反应都很难进行。通常，可以制造的材料的类型和制造成本意味着材料不适用于一系列潜在的应用。在这项研究中，拟议的科学计划将建立一种全新的支化聚合物合成方法，开辟可能对先进应用的新聚合物的扩大和供应产生重大影响的研究途径。该项目与一家拥有英国大学基础科学商业化记录的英国公司建立了早期合作关系，旨在提供一条快速产生经济和社会影响的途径，并在一开始就嵌入到研究中。支化聚合物被用于各种商品应用，如造纸、涂料和密封剂、洗衣粉和水净化；然而，在更先进的技术中的使用受到合成过程中可能接触到的化学物质的限制。在这里，我们提出了一种新的方法，它打开了支化聚合物化学的范围，超越了传统的化学技术，从而为学术界和工业界提供了新的材料。该化学将为英国学术界创造世界领先的地位，并有可能通过专利技术为英国经济创造相当大的价值，为英国工业创造竞争优势

Branched polymers offer novel material behaviour and unique product benefits; several systems have been commercialised leading to significant market value. Many of the chemistries that are used for branched polymer production are difficult to perform. Often the type of material that can be made and the cost of manufacture mean that materials are not viable for a range of potential applications. Within this research, the programme of science that is proposed will establish a completely new synthetic approach to branched polymers, opening avenues of investigation that could significantly impact the scale-up and supply of new polymers for advanced applications. The programme has an early partnership with a UK company with a track record of commercialisation of UK University fundamental science, aiming to provide a route to rapid economic and societal impact that is embedded into the research at the outset. Branched polymers are used in various commodity applications such a paper-manufacturing, coatings and sealants, laundry powders and water purification; however, uses in more advanced technologies is restricted by the chemistries that may be accessed in their synthesis. Here, we propose a new approach that opens the scope of branched polymer chemistry beyond conventional chemical techniques, thereby offering new materials to academics and industry. The chemistry will generate a world-leading position for UK academia and has the potential to generate considerable value for the UK economy through patented technologies, generating a competitive advantage for UK industry