Polymerization Control via Defined Geometries (C04)

• Subject Area: Preparatory and Physical Chemistry of Polymers
• Term: from 2016 to 2019
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 259079535

The main goal of the project is the establishment of thermally- and light-induced precession polymerization reactions inside the channels of three-dimensional templates based on surface-anchored metal organic frameworks (SURMOFs) with exactly defined geometry. Inside one channel one single polymer chain can grow in isolation to other chains. As terminating reactions will be avoided by the restriction of the available space, polymers with defined length and minimal dispersity are obtained.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1176: Molekulare Strukturierung weicher Materie
• Applicant Institution: Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Christopher Barner-Kowollik; Professor Dr. Christof Wöll