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Cross-Linked Polymer Synthesis

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Encyclopedia of Polymeric Nanomaterials

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Chemical cross-linking, Cross-linking between polymer chains, Cross-linking during polymerization, Photo-curing, Physical cross-linking, Sol-gel transition, Thermal curing

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Polymers can be cross-linked by chemical bonding or physical interaction. Synthetic methods for chemically cross-linked polymers are classified into cross-linking during polymerization and post-cross-linking of polymer chains. In the former method, chain-growth polymerization like radical polymerization as well as step-growth polymerization like polycondensation and polyaddition can be used for the construction of cross-linked polymers. Chain-growth polymerization of a monomer with one polymerizable group (e.g., styrene) in the presence of that with two or more polymerizable functional groups (e.g., divinylbenzene) gives the corresponding cross-linked polymer. On the other hand, the formation of cross-linked polymers in step-growth polymerization can be accomplished by using a monomer with three...

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  1. Department of Advanced Materials Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University, 79-5 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama, 240-8501, Japan

    Toshiyuki Oyama

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  1. Kyoto Institute of Technology R & D Center for Bio-Based Materials, Kyoto, Japan

    Shiro Kobayashi

  2. Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung, Mainz, Germany

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Oyama, T. (2014). Cross-Linked Polymer Synthesis. In: Kobayashi, S., Müllen, K. (eds) Encyclopedia of Polymeric Nanomaterials. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36199-9_181-1

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