Use of DMF as solvent allows for the facile synthesis of soluble MEH-PPV

Macromolecules

Volumn 37, Issue 24, 2004, Pages 8883-8887

  Parekh, Bhavin P ^a   Tangonan, Andrew A ^a   Newaz, S S ^b   Sanduja, Sudershan K ^b   Ashraf, Anis Q ^b   Krishnamoorti, Ramanan ^c   Lee, T Randall ^a,c  

^a University of Houston   (United States)

^b Polyorganix Inc   (United States)

^c University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER DEVICES; POLYDISPERSITIES; TERAHYDROFURAN (THF);

ELECTROLUMINESCENCE; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; GELATION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; MONOMERS; POLYMERIZATION; SOLUBILITY; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

EID: 10044258695     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma035990y     Document Type: Article

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