Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-26-2025
Abstract
We report an automated RAFT copolymerization strategy using a Chemspeed robotic platform capable of executing batch, incremental, and continuous monomer addition workflows under inert conditions. Copolymerizations of oligo(ethylene glycol) acrylate with fluorescein o-acrylate were performed in different solvents with reaction kinetics monitored via time-resolved1 H NMR spectroscopy. Continuous addition reactions conducted at rates from 0.3 to 1.0 mL/hr enabled compositional tuning and control over monomer sequence. This automated workflow has a potential to provide a high-throughput platform for polymer design, kinetic profiling, and material property optimization with minimal manual intervention.
Keywords
kinetics, polymer, polymerization, robotics, synthetic
Language
English
Publication Title
MRS Communications
Rights
© The Author(s), 2025. This is an Open Access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Beilharz, S., Urueña, J.M., Nett, Z. et al. Automated RAFT polymerization using batch, increment, and continuous addition modes to enhance properties of fluorescent polymers. MRS Commun. 15, 990–998 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1557/s43579-025-00803-z
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