Reversible polymers formed from self-complementary monomers using quadruple hydrogen bonding

Science

Volumn 278, Issue 5343, 1997, Pages 1601-1604

  Sijbesma, Rint P ^a   Beijer, Felix H ^a   Brunsveld, Luc ^a   Folmer, Brigitte J B ^a   Hirschberg, J H K Ky ^a   Lange, Ronald F M ^b   Lowe, Jimmy K L ^a   Meijer, E W ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b DSM RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATION REACTIONS; BOND STRENGTH (CHEMICAL); COMPOSITION; HYDROGEN BONDS; MONOMERS; RHEOLOGY; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THERMAL EFFECTS; VISCOSITY;

BINDING SITE; CHAIN LENGTH; ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL; QUADRUPLE HYDROGEN BONDING; REVERSIBLE POLYMER; TUNABLE;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; COVALENT BOND; DIMERIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HYDROGEN BOND; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DIMERIZATION; HYDROGEN BONDING; POLYMERS; PYRIMIDINONES; THERMODYNAMICS; VISCOSITY;

ARIA;

EID: 1842332153     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.278.5343.1601     Document Type: Article

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