A fully automated platform for photoinitiated RAFT polymerization
Jules Lee, Prajakatta Mulay, Matthew Tamasi, Jonathan Yeow, Molly M. Stevens, Adam J. Gormley
Abstract
a robotic arm. We found that this platform enabled robust parallel polymer synthesis of both acrylate and acrylamide homopolymers and copolymers, with high monomer conversions and low dispersity. The successful polymerizations obtained on this platform make it an efficient tool for combinatorial polymer chemistry. In addition, with the inclusion of machine learning protocols to help navigate the polymer space towards specific properties of interest, this robotic platform can ultimately become a self-driving lab that can dispense, synthesize, and monitor large polymer libraries.
Topics & Concepts
Python (programming language)Scripting languageRaftReversible addition−fragmentation chain-transfer polymerizationComputer sciencePolymerizationProgramming languagePolymerMaterials scienceRadical polymerizationComposite materialAdvanced Polymer Synthesis and CharacterizationInnovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques InnovationPhotopolymerization techniques and applications