Phase transition of hydrogels by "pinpoint-variation" of polymer side chains

Macromolecules

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1065-1066

  Katakai, Ryoichi ^a   Yoshida, Masaru ^b   Hasegawa, Sin ^b   Iijima, Yoko ^a   Yonezawa, Noriyuki ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TAKASAKI ADVANCED RADIATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

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EID: 0003178306     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma951094d     Document Type: Article

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