Polymerization Control via Defined Geometries (C04)

Subject Area Preparatory and Physical Chemistry of Polymers
Term from 2016 to 2019
Project identifier Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 259079535
 

Project Description

The main goal of the project is the establishment of thermally- and light-induced precession polymerization reactions inside the channels of three-dimensional templates based on surface-anchored metal organic frameworks (SURMOFs) with exactly defined geometry. Inside one channel one single polymer chain can grow in isolation to other chains. As terminating reactions will be avoided by the restriction of the available space, polymers with defined length and minimal dispersity are obtained.
DFG Programme Collaborative Research Centres
Subproject of SFB 1176:  Molekulare Strukturierung weicher Materie
Applicant Institution Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
Project Heads Professor Dr. Christopher Barner-Kowollik; Professor Dr. Christof Wöll