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CARBON NANOTUBE REINFORCED DYNAMIC MATERIALS SYNTHESIZED BY REVERSIBLE ADDITION FRAGMENTATION CHAIN TRANSFER (RAFT) POLYMERIZATION

Stopler, Erika Brooke
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2656-3894
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1564680997583507

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2019, Master of Science, Miami University, Chemistry and Biochemistry.
Polymers are a versatile and tremendously important class of materials used in our everyday lives. They can be found in products including coatings in the aerospace industry, rubber tires in the automotive industry, and emulsifiers in the personal care industry. It is important to be meeting the demands for novel and superior materials and to be able to control how these materials are made on a molecular level. It is also essential to study their performance under various conditions. One method of controlling how a polymer is made is through a synthesis called Reversible Addition Fragmentation Chain Transfer (RAFT) polymerization. RAFT is widely used for its ability to create complex and predictable molecular architectures due to its superior tolerance to monomers. While RAFT polymers alone possess limited mechanical strength, adding dynamic covalent crosslinkers through Diels-Alder adducts can introduce properties like strength and self-healing. Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) have been found to have both attractive conductive and mechanical properties. CNTs are a tube-shaped network of carbon atoms in a single or multi-walled arrangement. We propose that by adding multi-walled CNTs (MWCNTs) to a dynamic covalent RAFT polymer matrix, that it will reinforce properties such as strength, toughness, and introduce electrical conductivity.
Dominik Konkolewicz (Committee Chair)
Scott Hartley (Committee Member)
Mehdi Zanjani (Committee Member)
Sparks Jessica (Committee Member)
79 p.
Chemistry; Materials Science; Polymer Chemistry; Polymers
RAFT; polymers; Diels-Alder; dynamic materials; self-healing; carbon nanotubes; materials

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  • Stopler, E. B. (2019). CARBON NANOTUBE REINFORCED DYNAMIC MATERIALS SYNTHESIZED BY REVERSIBLE ADDITION FRAGMENTATION CHAIN TRANSFER (RAFT) POLYMERIZATION [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1564680997583507

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Stopler, Erika. CARBON NANOTUBE REINFORCED DYNAMIC MATERIALS SYNTHESIZED BY REVERSIBLE ADDITION FRAGMENTATION CHAIN TRANSFER (RAFT) POLYMERIZATION. 2019. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1564680997583507.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Stopler, Erika. "CARBON NANOTUBE REINFORCED DYNAMIC MATERIALS SYNTHESIZED BY REVERSIBLE ADDITION FRAGMENTATION CHAIN TRANSFER (RAFT) POLYMERIZATION." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1564680997583507

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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