I am having difficulty getting Polymer of a particular molecular weight from polymer suppliers.
I am not a chemist but civil engineer and do not have much theoretical background of polymer synthesis.
How can I achieve this or where can I make request to get these samples?
Dear Ikenna,
Which type of polymer do you need (condensation or radical)?
In general, you can control molecular weight of a polymer exactly by using living polymerization techniques such as ATRP, RAFT, Cationic etc. But these techniques are complicated compare to classic radical polymerization ( you need to use special initiator, reaction condition etc...) therefore it is better to communicate with polymer research group in order to supply these polymers ıf you dont find from commercial suppliers
Dear Timucin,
The polymer is SBS and would so much prefer the polymer research group option if you have any to refer me to.
Do you need sample material in the mg to g range or do you need amounts that would be suitable to construct something bigger (as you are from civil engineering)?
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