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Time-lapse thiol-acrylate polymerization using a pH clock reaction

Time-lapse thiol-acrylate polymerization using a pH clock reaction
Time-lapse thiol-acrylate polymerization using a pH clock reaction
A clock reaction, which involves a rapid increase in pH after a programable interval, may act as a “time-lapse” system for triggering the Michael addition polymerization of a trithiol and triacrylate dispersed in the clock reaction solution. The increase in pH catalyzes the addition of thiols to acrylates at the interface of the drops. The time-lapse period for the polymerization (as indicated by turbidity) was always longer than the induction period for clock in the same reactant concentrations condition. This is consistent with our claim that the polymerization was caused by the pH change.
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Hu, Gang
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Bounds, Christopher
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Pojman, John A.
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Taylor, Annette F.
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Hu, Gang
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Bounds, Christopher
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Pojman, John A.
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Taylor, Annette F.
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Hu, Gang, Bounds, Christopher, Pojman, John A. and Taylor, Annette F. (2010) Time-lapse thiol-acrylate polymerization using a pH clock reaction. Journal of Polymer Science, 48 (13), 2955-2959. (doi:10.1002/pola.24088).

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Abstract

A clock reaction, which involves a rapid increase in pH after a programable interval, may act as a “time-lapse” system for triggering the Michael addition polymerization of a trithiol and triacrylate dispersed in the clock reaction solution. The increase in pH catalyzes the addition of thiols to acrylates at the interface of the drops. The time-lapse period for the polymerization (as indicated by turbidity) was always longer than the induction period for clock in the same reactant concentrations condition. This is consistent with our claim that the polymerization was caused by the pH change.

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Accepted/In Press date: 18 April 2010
Published date: 24 May 2010

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Local EPrints ID: 499324
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/499324
PURE UUID: 66dd2ebd-63b8-4ac3-a012-7c7c803ff964
ORCID for Annette F. Taylor: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-0071-8306

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Date deposited: 17 Mar 2025 17:31
Last modified: 18 Mar 2025 03:15

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Author: Gang Hu
Author: Christopher Bounds
Author: John A. Pojman
Author: Annette F. Taylor ORCID iD

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