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Ensayo aleatorizado del cierre de orejuela izquierda vs varfarina para la prevención de accidentes cerebrovasculares tromboembólicos en pacientes con fibrilación auricular no relacionada con valvulopatía. Estudio PREVAIL
The successful application of poly(<i>N</i>-vinylcaprolactam)-based
microgels requires a profound understanding of their synthesis. For
this purpose, a validated process model for the microgels synthesis
by precipitation copolymerization with the cross-linker <i>N</i>,<i>N</i>′-methylenebis(acrylamide) is formulated.
Unknown reaction rate constants, reaction enthalpies, and partition
coefficients are obtained by quantum mechanical calculations. The
remaining parameter values are estimated from reaction calorimetry
and Raman spectroscopy measurements of experiments with different
monomer/cross-linker compositions. Because of high cross-propagation
reaction rate constants, simulations predict a fast incorporation
of the cross-linker. This agrees with reaction calorimetry measurements.
Furthermore, the gel phase is predicted as the major reaction locus.
The model is utilized for a prediction of the internal particle structure
regarding its cross-link distribution. The highly cross-linked core
reported in the literature corresponds to the predictions of the model