title: Watching polymers grow: real time monitoring of polymerizations via an on-line ESI-MS/microreactor coupling.
abstract: A technique for the continuous on-line monitoring of polymerization processes by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) is presented via coupling with a commercial microreactor system. The potential is demonstrated by monitoring polymerizations in real time under synthesis conditions. Furthermore, a single acrylate monomer insertion into a oligo-RAFT agent, as used in the synthesis of monodisperse sequence controlled materials, was optimized by on-line screening of reaction conditions.
authors: Polymer Reaction Design Group, Institute for Materials Research (IMO) Universiteit Hasselt, Agoralaan D, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium. tanja.junkers@uhasselt.be.
authors: Joris J
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authors: Haven
authors: Polymer Reaction Design Group, Institute for Materials Research (IMO) Universiteit Hasselt, Agoralaan D, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium. tanja.junkers@uhasselt.be.
authors: Joke
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authors: Vandenbergh
authors: Polymer Reaction Design Group, Institute for Materials Research (IMO) Universiteit Hasselt, Agoralaan D, B-3590 Diepenbeek, Belgium. tanja.junkers@uhasselt.be.
authors: Tanja
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authors: Junkers