Atom transfer radical polymerization of styrene and methyl methacrylate from mesoporous ordered silica particlesa

M. Save (1, 2) , G. Granvorka (2) , J. Bernard (3, 2) , B. Charleux (2) , C. Boissiere (4) , D. Grosso (4) , C. Sanchez (4)

1 IPREM - Institut pluridisciplinaire de recherche sur l'environnement et les matériaux
2 LCP - Chimie des polymères
3 U3B - Unité de Biotechnologie, Biocatalyse et Biorégulation
4 LCMCP - Laboratoire de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Paris

Mesoporous silica was used as substrate for the grafting of alkyl halides initiators. The control over the surface-initialed polymerization of styrene and MMA, in terms of molar mass and molar mass distribution, was successfully achieved using an ATRP mechanism. The occurrence of the polymerization inside the mesopores was confirmed by thexmogravimetric analysis. © 2006 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.

Domains: Polymers

M. Save, G. Granvorka, J. Bernard, B. Charleux, C. Boissiere, et al.. Atom transfer radical polymerization of styrene and methyl methacrylate from mesoporous ordered silica particlesa. Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 2006, 27 (6), pp.393-398. ⟨10.1002/marc.200500798⟩. ⟨hal-01563810⟩