Issue 39, 2023

Educational series: turning monomers into crosslinked polymer networks

Abstract

Multifunctional monomers enable the synthesis of polymer networks by adapting the polymerization methods used for conventional linear polymer synthesis. Both step and chain polymerization methods can be combined with multifunctional monomers to generate networks with essentially infinite molecular weight. Traditional networks are held together through covalent crosslinks that derive from the multifunctional monomers. Additional approaches to network like materials involve polymer phase separation, forming non-covalent crosslink-points. This contribution provides an overview of the approaches and chemistries available for polymer network synthesis, and serves as a resource for researchers exploring polymer networks or attempting alternative approaches to network development.

Graphical abstract: Educational series: turning monomers into crosslinked polymer networks

Article information

Article type
Tutorial Review
Submitted
06 aug 2023
Accepted
18 sep 2023
First published
20 sep 2023
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Polym. Chem., 2023,14, 4503-4514

Educational series: turning monomers into crosslinked polymer networks

M. A. S. N. Weerasinghe, O. J. Dodo, C. W. H. Rajawasam, I. O. Raji, S. V. Wanasinghe, D. Konkolewicz and N. De Alwis Watuthanthrige, Polym. Chem., 2023, 14, 4503 DOI: 10.1039/D3PY00912B

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