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Polymerization of MMA by RATRP in the confined space of polyHIPEs with varied internal phase contents

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A series of polymerized high internal phase emulsion (polyHIPE) monoliths with internal phase contents varying from 82.5 to 94.0 % were synthesized. The limited spaces of the polyHIPE were used as reactors to polymerize methyl methacrylate (MMA) by reverse atom transfer radical polymerization (RATRP). The main purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of limited spaces of polyHIPE on RATRP polymerization. The monoliths before and after MMA polymerization and PMMA obtained in the polyHIPE were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, gel permeation chromatography, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetry analysis, hydrogen nuclear magnetic resonance, and differential scanning calorimetry. The results suggested that the monomer MMA had polymerized in the polyHIPE. Compared with PMMA by RATRP without confined space, the molecular weight, initial thermal decomposition temperature, glass transition temperature (T g), and the isotacticity of the PMMA obtained from polyHIPE were increased significantly and the molecular weight distribution broadened. The increase in the internal phase contents increased the numbers of the cavities and windows, whereas the molecular weight, molecular weight distribution, and T g of the PMMA obtained from different polyHIPEs did not change much.

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We gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51263004), the Innovation Team of Guangxi University’s Talent Highland, and the Guangxi Funds for Specially Appointed Experts.

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  1. Guangxi Ministry-Province Jointly-Constructed Cultivation Base for State Key Laboratory of Processing for Nonferrous Metal and Featured Materials, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China

    Mingsen Chen, Fameng Sun, Wangfa Xu, Li Zhou & Faai Zhang

  2. Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Materials and New Processing Technology, Ministry of Education, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China

    Mingsen Chen, Fameng Sun, Wangfa Xu, Li Zhou & Faai Zhang

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    Mingsen Chen, Fameng Sun, Wangfa Xu, Li Zhou & Faai Zhang

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Chen, M., Sun, F., Xu, W. et al. Polymerization of MMA by RATRP in the confined space of polyHIPEs with varied internal phase contents. J Mater Sci 51, 5113–5121 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-016-9814-x

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