02/09/2019

Numerical Simulation of Atom-Transfer Radical Polymerization of tert-butyl Methacrylate

Block copolymers based on tert-butyl methacrylate (tBMA) have many uses, such as thermo‐responsive polymers, amphiphilic copolymers, and many applications in the medical field. Atom-transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) is the main technique to produce these controlled macromolecular architectures. This paper provides a simplified kinetic modeling and computational study of tBMA ATRP. The main objective is to understand the behavior of chemical species in the reaction and its influence on polymer properties (molecular weight and dispersity). The proposed model presented good reproducibility...

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