Photoinitiated polymerisation of monolithic stationary phases in polyimide coated capillaries using visible region LEDs

• Authors: WALSH Zarah; ABELE Silvija; LAWLESS Brian; HEGER Dominik; KLÁN Petr; BREADMORE Michael C.; PAULL Brett; MACKA Mirek
• Year of publication: 2008
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: Chemical Communications
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Science
• Web: http://www.rsc.org/publishing/journals/CC/article.asp?doi=b816958f
• Field: Organic chemistry
• Keywords: Photochemistry; capillaries; LEDs
• Description: The spatially controlled synthesis of poly(glycidyl methacrylateco- ethylene dimethacrylate) monolithic stationary phases in polyimide coated fused silica capillaries by visible light induced radical polymerisation using a three-component initiator and a 660 nm light emitting diode (LED) as a light source is presented here.

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