Combinatorial low-volume synthesis of well-defined polymers by enzyme degassing
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Accepted version
Author(s)
Chapman, R
Gormley, AJ
Stenzel, MH
Stevens, MM
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The synthesis of well-defined polymers in a low-volume, combinatorial fashion has long been a goal in polymer chemistry. Here, we report the preparation of a wide range of highly controlled homo and block co-polymers by Enz-RAFT (enzyme-assisted reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer) polymerization in microtiter plates in the open atmosphere. The addition of 1 μm glucose oxidase (GOx) to water/solvent mixtures enables polymerization reactions to proceed in extremely low volumes (40 μL) and low radical concentrations. This procedure provides excellent control and high conversions across a range of monomer families and molecular weights, thus avoiding the need to purify for screening applications. This simple technique enables combinatorial polymer synthesis in microtiter plates on the benchtop without the need of highly specialized synthesizers and at much lower volumes than is currently possible by any other technique.
Date Issued
2016-03-03
Date Acceptance
2016-03-03
Citation
Angewandte Chemie-International Edition, 2016, 55, pp.4500-4503
ISSN
1521-3773
Publisher
Wiley
Start Page
4500
End Page
4503
Journal / Book Title
Angewandte Chemie-International Edition
Volume
55
Copyright Statement
© 2016 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. This is the accepted version of the following article: R. Chapman, A. J. Gormley, M. H. Stenzel, M. M. Stevens, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 4500-4503, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.201600112.
Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Grant Number
EP/K020641/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chemistry
controlled radical polymerization
glucose oxidase
high-throughput screening
SEQUENTIAL RAFT POLYMERIZATION
AUTOMATED SYNTHESIZER
COPOLYMER LIBRARIES
STEM-CELLS
BIOMATERIALS
Organic Chemistry
03 Chemical Sciences
Publication Status
Published