Limitations in the synthesis of high molecular weight polymers via nitroxide-mediated controlled radical polymerization: Experimental studies

Macromolecules

Volumn 36, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 5792-5797

  Gray, Maisha K ^a   Zhou, Hongying ^b   Nguyen, SonBinh T ^b   Torkelson, John M ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INITIATORS (CHEMICAL); MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONOMERS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; POLYMERIZATION;

MACROINITIATORS;

POLYSTYRENES;

EID: 0042703147     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma0300903     Document Type: Article

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