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Two methods of synthesizing ‘block’ copolymers have been reported in a recent communication from these laboratories1. Whereas both these methods involve a static system, it has now proved possible to conduct a similar kind of synthesis using a flow technique. Polymer radicals derived from one monomer are introduced into a second monomer; their continued growth leads to the production of block polymer. The type of apparatus used for these experiments is shown in the diagram.
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HICKS, J., MELVILLE, H. A Flow Method for the Synthesis of ‘Block’ Copolymers. Nature 171, 300–301 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/171300a0
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