Linear and non-linear triblock terpolymers. Synthesis, self-assembly in selective solvents and in bulk

Progress in Polymer Science (Oxford)

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 725-782

  Hadjichristidis, Nikos ^a   Iatrou, Hermis ^a   Pitsikalis, Marinos ^a   Pispas, Stergios ^b   Avgeropoulos, Apostolos ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b THEORETICAL AND PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY INSTITUTE   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bulk; Cyclic; Linear; Living polymerization; Living controlled polymerizations; Miktoarm star; Selective solvents; Self assembly; Synthesis; Triblock terpolymers

Indexed keywords

ETHERS; FREE RADICAL POLYMERIZATION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MICELLES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; POLYSTYRENES; SELF ASSEMBLY; SOLVENTS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ATIONIC RING OPENING POLYMERIZATION (CROP); ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION (ATRP); DIAGONAL BOND METHODS (DBM); GROUP TRANSFER POLYMERIZATION (GTP);

TERPOLYMERS;

EID: 23344432232     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2005.04.001     Document Type: Review

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