Acquistion of Equipment for Polymer Synthesis Research

该仪器将用于支持宾夕法尼亚州立大学聚合物项目的聚合物合成工作。主要需求是GPC/光散射设备，它可以完整地表征均聚物和共聚物的分子量分布。此外，该仪器还提供了有关聚合物分子结构的基本信息。建议将仪器作为部门的中心设施，几个小组将在他们的研究中使用它。该设备将支持的项目包括：a)利用硼化学合成新型高分子材料b)利用阴离子化学合成可切割的线形、星形、环状和交联均聚物和共聚物c)含有强相互作用官能团的均聚物和共聚物的合成。

This instrumentation will be used to support the polymer synthesis effort in the Polymers Program at Penn State University. The principal need is for GPC/light scattering equipment which allows a complete characterization of the molecular weight distribution of homopolymers and copolymers. Furthermore, this instrumentation also provides fundamental information concerning the molecular architecture of polymers. It is proposed to use the instrumentation as a central facility for the department and several groups will utilize it in their research. Amongst the projects that will be supported by this equipment are; a) The synthesis of novel polymer materials using boron chemistry b) the synthesis of cleavable linear, star, ring and cross-linked homopolymers and copolymers using anionic chemistry c) the synthesis of homopolymers and copolymers containing strongly interacting functional groups.