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Automated polymer purification using dialysis

February 27, 2021

Polymers Journal

The automated dialysis of polymers in synthetic robots is described as a first approach for the purification of polymers using an automated protocol. For this purpose, a dialysis apparatus was installed within a synthesis robot. Therein, the polymer solution could be transferred automatically into the dialysis tube. Afterwards, a permanent running dialysis could be started, enabling the removal of residual monomer. Purification efficiency was studied using chromatography and NMR spectroscopy, showing that the automated dialysis requires less solvent and is faster compared to the classical manual approach.


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Automated polymer purification using dialysis
Timo Schuett 1,2, Julian Kimmig 1,2, Stefan Zechel 1,2 and Ulrich S. Schubert 1,2

1.    Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstr. 10, 07743 Jena, Germany
2.    Jena Center of Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany

Polymers 2020, 12(9), 2095 
https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12092095

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