Monomethacryloxypropyl-terminated polydimethylsiloxane macromonomers (MCR-M11:
Mn ~ 1000 g/
mol,
14, and MCR-M17:
Mn ~ 5000 g/
mol,
70) were obtained from Gelest and purified using basic alumina columns to remove inhibitor. Aminopropyl terminated polydimethylsiloxane (
DMS-A15, M
n~3,000 g/
mol), trimethylsiloxy terminated polydimethylsiloxane (DMS-T72,
Mn ~ 500,000 g/mol), and chlorine terminated polydimethylsiloxane (DMS-K05,
Mn ~ 425–650 g/mol) were purchased from Gelest and used as received. PEGMA macromonomer (
Mn ~ 500 g/mol) was obtained from Sigma-Aldrich and purified using basic alumina columns to remove inhibitor. Ethylene bis(2-bromoisobutyrate) (2f-BiB), tris[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]amine (Me6TREN),
Copper(I) chloride (CuCl),
Copper(I) bromide (CuBr),
triethylamine (TEA),
methanesulfonyl chloride, tris(hydroxypropyl)phosphine (THPP),
Sodium azide,
isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI), and
Tin(II) 2-ethylhexanoate,
furfuryl isocyanate,
maleic anhydride,
furan,
ethanolamine, isocyanatoethyl methacrylate were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich and used as received.
Toluene,
anisole,
isopropanol,
dichloromethane (DCM),
N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), and tetrahydro
furan (THF) were purchased from VWR Chemicals and used as received.
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