Raman spectroscopic monitoring of droplet polymerization in a microfluidic device†
Abstract
Microfluidic methodologies are becoming increasingly important for rapid formulation and screening of materials, and development of analytical tools for multiple sample screening is a critical step in achieving a combinatorial ‘lab on a chip’ approach. This work demonstrates the application of C stretching vibration at 1605 cm−1. Raman data allowed accurate measurement of the decrease in double bond conversion as a function of increasing crosslinker concentration. The results from the research demonstrate that