PolyTechniques
ATRP RAFT ROMP FRP

Target a molecular weight, get a lab recipe, and use the technique guides to actually run the reaction.

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Calculator

Open the Calculator

Target Mโ‚™, DP, or concentration across ATRP, RAFT, ROMP, and FRP. Includes macroinitiators and a block copolymer builder.

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Tool

Copolymer Composition

Predict instantaneous copolymer composition from feed ratio and reactivity ratios, with a composition diagram and azeotrope detection.

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GPC Calibration Converter

Convert a polystyrene equivalent molecular weight from your GPC report into a true molecular weight for your actual polymer.

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Tg Predictor

Estimate a random copolymer or miscible blend's glass transition temperature from its components using the Fox equation.

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Recipe Scaling

Scale any recipe up or down by a factor or between batch sizes while keeping every component's ratio the same.

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Chemistry

Polymerization Mechanisms

How ATRP, RAFT, ROMP, and FRP actually build a chain: reaction schemes and the "why" behind each technique's controlled (or uncontrolled) character.

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Lab technique

Air Free Reaction Setup

Schlenk line technique, the full freeze pump thaw procedure, and safety notes for running these polymerizations under inert atmosphere.

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Lab technique

Monitoring Conversion & Internal Standards

How to take and analyze aliquots partway through the reaction, and why an internal standard is essential for trustworthy conversion data.

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Lab technique

GPC Peak Interpretation

Columns, solvents, shouldering, and integration choices, with an interactive chromatogram to see how integration limits change Mn, Mw, and ฤ.

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Reference

Glossary

Plain language definitions for Mn, ฤ, DP, CTAs, macroinitiators, and every other term used across the calculator and guides.

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Fun

Build a Polymer Chain

A tiny maze game. Collect every monomer bead and dodge O₂, an inhibitor, and a chain transfer agent before they terminate your chain.

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About

Meet the Founder

A polymer chemist's path from a community college chemistry class to a Ph.D. in polymer and DNA nanotechnology, and why this calculator exists.

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