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Polyethylene-poly(methylmethacrylate) (PE-PMMA) polymer hybrid was synthesized via RAFT polymerization of MMA with PE chain transfer agent (PE-CTA) for the first time. The structure of PE-CTA produced by sequential functionalization of terminally hydroxylated PE was confirmed by 1H NMR and FT-IR analyses. The results of GPC after MMA polymerization revealed that the molecular weight (Mw) of the resulting polymers increased compared with the one of the PE-CTA. 1H NMR analysis of resulting polymers confirmed that the amounts of PMMA segments were in a range of 7.8 and 23 wt %. TEM images indicated the nanometer level microphase-separation morphology between the PE segment and PMMA segment.
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Kawahara, N., Kojoh, Si., Matsuo, S. et al. Synthetic method of polyethylene-poly(methylmethacrylate) (PE-PMMA) polymer hybrid via reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization with functionalized polyethylene. Polym. Bull. 57, 805–812 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-006-0642-z
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