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Template Polymerization (Molecular Templating)

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Encyclopedia of Polymeric Nanomaterials

Synonyms

Matrix polymerization; Replica polymerization

Definition

The polymerization method controls a polymer structure using the molecular interaction during polymerization process.

Concept

Template polymerization is also called replica polymerization or matrix polymerization. In 1954, the term “replica polymerization” was first used [1] but was replaced by “matrix polymerization” or “template polymerization.” A monomer, which is a low molecular weight chemical compound, converts into a polymer with a large molecular weight by a chain reaction (polymerization) under the influence of a template polymer.

Template polymerization is one of the approaches for polymer synthesis, which is an analog of natural polymer production, such as deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA) production. It is a feature of template polymerization that the monomer units are organized by a preformed macromolecule (template), and they are polymerized interacting with template macromolecules....

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  1. Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Yamada-oka 2-1, Suita, Osaka, 565-0862, Japan

    Mitsuru Akashi & Hiroharu Ajiro

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  1. Center for Fiber and Textile Science, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan

    Shiro Kobayashi

  2. Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, Germany

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Akashi, M., Ajiro, H. (2015). Template Polymerization (Molecular Templating). In: Kobayashi, S., Müllen, K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Polymeric Nanomaterials. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29648-2_202

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