Innovative approach for stabilizing poly(ethylene oxide)-b-poly(propylene oxide)-b-poly(ethylene oxide) micelles by forming nano-sized networks in the micelle

Journal of Materials Chemistry

Volumn 15, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 1481-1486

  Petrov, Petar ^a   Bozukov, Metodi ^a   Tsvetanov, Christo B ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF POLYMERS   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MICELLES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POLYPROPYLENE OXIDES; SOLUTIONS; STABILIZATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CRITICAL MICELLE CONCENTRATION (CMC); NANO-SIZED NETWORKS; POLYETHER CHAINS; ULTRASONIC IRRADIATION;

POLYETHYLENE OXIDES;

EID: 17444370072     PISSN: 09599428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b417563h     Document Type: Article

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